Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanid from Austria: Hybomitra spec.?
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 28-06-2012 15:35
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
Dear dipterists, during my last visit to Austria in May I took photos of a really beautiful Tabanid fly with amazing eyes. I should like to give it a name, if possible, and will be grateful for any help. The fly was measured 20 mm long and found here: Austria, Province of Salzburg, shale alps, at 1100 m. Habitat: montane mixed forest. Date: May 24, 2012 2 picture added with dorsal and frontal view. Thanks a lot in advance for your help and Best regards from Northern Germany Sabine Sabine Flechtmann attached the following image:  [197.63Kb] Edited by Sabine Flechtmann on 28-06-2012 15:38 |
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 28-06-2012 15:37
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
obviously only 1 attachment is possible, therefor the second one as a reply.
Sabine Flechtmann attached the following image:  [185.73Kb] |
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 19-10-2012 09:33
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
Dear dipterists, another attempt... if there is anybody who could give this tabanid fly a genus name (or if possible a species name), this would be phantastic. Maybe a different, lateral view of the individual may help? Hopeful greetings from sunny northern Germany Sabine Flechtmann Sabine Flechtmann attached the following image:  [178.28Kb] |
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| Sergiy Filatov |
Posted on 19-10-2012 14:42
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Member Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine Posts: 259 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Hello Sabine, your animal is Hybomitra indeed and very interesting specimen! But I dont know which species. Just only as a guess - it is something related to Hybomitra pilosa (or Mouchaemyia sensu Olsufjev,1977). But this is only a guess. |
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 19-10-2012 15:04
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
Dear Sergiy, thank you very much, indeed, for having a look and confirming the genus. It was a beautiful animal and extremely cooperative at the foto session. Best regards to Ukraine from Germany Sabine |
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| libor |
Posted on 20-10-2012 20:33
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Member Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1299 Joined: 30.05.09 |
Sabine, are all tibiae black or the 3rd pair is brownish in basal half? Do you have any picture of palpi? Libor |
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 22-10-2012 09:18
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
Dear Libor, thanks for having a look! Please excuse the late reply, I havn't been online over the weekend. As you can see from the 3rd picture above leg #1 is completely black, the tibiae of leg 2 and 3 are black with yellowish hairs which do not reach tarsi. While femora of legs 1 and 2 are black, femur of leg 3 is also covered with yellowish hairs. I can only attach quite a diffuse picture of the palpi, I hope this one show the details that you would like to see. Best regards, Sabine Sabine Flechtmann attached the following image:  [184.74Kb] Edited by Sabine Flechtmann on 22-10-2012 09:22 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-10-2012 20:06
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19294 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is a female Hybomitra aterrima var. auripila. A typical boreo-mountainous species, usually of coniferous forests. Theo |
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| libor |
Posted on 22-10-2012 20:19
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Member Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1299 Joined: 30.05.09 |
It was also my favorite, Theo. |
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| Sabine Flechtmann |
Posted on 22-10-2012 22:37
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Member Location: Norderstedt, suburbs of Hamburg/German Posts: 27 Joined: 28.10.08 |
Beste Theo and dear Libor, you are great! Thanks a lot for identifying this pretty fly. Indeed, Picea abies and Abies alba are the dominant conifers up there. Best wishes from Germany Sabine Flechtmann |
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