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| ...4 - 8 mm. They are shiny with a black base colour. Melanostoma scalare are slightly larger (8 - 10 mm). The compound eyes of the males are red and almost join together, while the females have a significant gap between. There are several simple eyes (ocelli) on the top of the head. The mouthparts are designed for licking up juices. The antennae are tripartite and almost completely hairless, while those of Melanostoma scalare have short hairs. | | |
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| ...etions of which make the surface appear like being powdered. The head of the andromeda lace bug is nearly hidden (under a big, black, bullet-shaped bubble on the neck) . Their antennae are an important identifying characteristic. Their simple eyes (Ocelli) are round and small. | | |
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| Adult Tingidae reach body lengths of 2 - 10 mm. Their elongated bodies are oval or flat. Their simple eyes (ocelli) are regressed. The pronotum is keeled and has a lace like structure. Its margin in many species is widened and folded. At the front edge of the pronotum hood-like shaped cysts can often be found. These bubbles on the neck may be so large that the h... | | |
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| ...dges cannot sting. Their eyes do not touch but create a crescent shape around the base of their antennae. The long antennae of the males are feathered and comprise 13-15 segments. The pedipalps are divided into three to five segments. Dot eyes (ocelli) are not existing on them. The thorax (chest) has no continuous, V-shaped suture, as in the case of mosquitoes (Tipulidae). The wings of the females are black in colour and almost reach the end of their abdomen. The legs of the Chaoboridae are f... | | |
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| Miridae have antennae with 4 segments and have simple eyes (ocelli). The front wings are only slightly hardened (hemielytra). | | |
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| ... slimly built and usually orange or black. The head of this fly is relatively broad and they have bright red compound eyes. The 3rd antennal segment is short and ovoid. The antennae are inclined downwards from the 2nd segment on. A small triangle of ocelli (simple eyes) can be seen on the upper half of the forehead. Orbital bristles reach from the front edge of the eyes to the edge of the forehead. The upper surface of the chest (thorax) is brownish-black in colour and also has bristles. The scutellum... | | |
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| ...e eggs. They live on the muddy, herbaceous ground near the banks of the water and feed on micro-organisms. The larvae are sepia-coloured, hairy, and 25 - 26 mm in length. The width of the body, at the 6th or 7th segment, is about 8 mm. The encrusted ocelli are at the front of the relatively small head. The antennae consist of 7 segments. The larvae overwinter twice in water and leave those on a plant stem, 2 to 3 years after they have hatched from their eggs. The new generation of black-lined skimmers... | | |
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| ...ths of 12 - 16 mm. Their bodies are strongly built, slender, and predominantly black and yellow in colour. Their antennae are about 9 mm in length. Their compound eyes have a grey grey-brown to dark grey sheen. There are three red-brown simple eyes (ocelli) near the top of the forehead. The upper surface of the chest section is black and appears to be lightly dusted because of the fine light hair there. | | |
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| ...e face is shiny, while in Melanostoma mellinum the entire face is a shiny black. The males have red compound eyes which are almost directly beside each other, while there is a distinct gap between those of the females. There are several simple eyes (ocelli) on the top of the head. The mouthparts are designed for licking up juices. The antennae are tripartite and have short bristles, whereas in Melanostoma mellinum, the antennae are almost completely hairless. | | |
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