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 Simuliidae, Hungary
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| pwalter |
Posted on 06-04-2009 23:30
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Hi! How can a blackfly be determined? Should I dissect genitals? Dorsal or side-view is important? Thanks! NE Hungary, April, in forest.
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| pwalter |
Posted on 06-04-2009 23:32
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Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 06-04-2009 23:32
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Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
I think the terminalia are not exposed in this pic:
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| pwalter |
Posted on 02-05-2009 23:45
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Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
For those who have ever wondered how a blackfly terminalia looks like after being forgotten in NaOH for 3 weeks, here it is: Still no chance to ID?
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| John Carr |
Posted on 21-10-2013 00:37
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10181 Joined: 22.10.10 |
This should be Simulium (Simulium) based on the shape of the gonostylus: longer than gonocoxite and "with apex broadly rounded and flattened paddle-like" (vs. narrowly rounded or truncate). This based on the revision of North American Simuliidae, which offers character states to justify monophyly of holarctic genera, subgenera, and species groups that are present in North America. If the white spots are "stripes" it is in the ornatum species group. Most species of subgenus Simulium have unmarked scutum. |
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