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 Estheria (Microphthalma europaea)
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| christoophe |
Posted on 03-09-2013 08:26
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 Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1981 Joined: 06.02.08 |
Hello With the key of Pierfilippo Cerretti and Hans-Peter Tschorsnig, I find Estheria decolor. It is a female. I find the very weakly yellow postpronotum, the thorax and the abdomen is rather greyish but clear. At the moment I think of Estheria decolor with an uncertainty. pic 1 christoophe attached the following image:  [139.85Kb] Edited by christoophe on 14-12-2013 11:36 |
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| christoophe |
Posted on 03-09-2013 08:27
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Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1981 Joined: 06.02.08 |
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| christoophe |
Posted on 03-09-2013 08:27
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Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1981 Joined: 06.02.08 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-09-2013 09:32
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I have 3 "Estheria decolor" here and, although they look similar to yours, the head profile is a bit different and mine have 3x sternopleural bristles.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| christoophe |
Posted on 03-09-2013 10:17
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Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1981 Joined: 06.02.08 |
Only 2 sternopleural bristles for mine. I verify if it is picta. |
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| sd |
Posted on 03-09-2013 12:56
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 892 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Different genus- Microphthalma Steve |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-09-2013 13:06
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Crikey, that had me going! Well spotted Steve!!
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| christoophe |
Posted on 03-09-2013 13:34
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Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1981 Joined: 06.02.08 |
I understand better why nothing corresponded. Sorry Chris I am guilty. Thank Steve |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-09-2013 13:59
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It's funny but I was just thinking that the face looked familiar but I was puzzled why the vibrissa was so high above the mouth edge ... I just haven't seen enough Microphthalma  That said, in the neotropics they have some with even stranger-looking faces 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-09-2013 18:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18824 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I see you figured it out. Everybody makes this mistake once. Theo |
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