These species were collected from Loleza Mountain forest in Mbeya, Tanzania.
These photos are not eligible for ID... Sorry. Order, suborder or family can be guessed, but nothing more...
Dear Colleague,
identification of insect to species level is not an easy task. it requires lot of skills, experience, understanding and (often) anatomical work to dissect and study internal organs.
Number of characters used for identification of a species may reach 20-30. To make sure your examination is correct, you have to have specimen on your hands / under the microscope.
Low quality & resolution / single position (view angle) photographs are useless for identification of insects.
Even common and widespread species usually have twin-species only possible to recognize with direct contact.
As an expert with over 25 years of experience in insect taxonomy, I would never ever put my name (as det.) under any of the photographs like those you have provided.
Sorry, the photos are not clear for identification. Could you attach better photos?
Regards,
Wafaa
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