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 Bombyliidae, Amictus from Rhodes >Amictus pulchellus, by P. Alvarez
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| piros |
Posted on 14-12-2015 17:56
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
I found these flies during the third week of June, 2015, near Faliraki. I think they all belong to the same sp. Although it is not clearly visible in all pictures, R5 is open in each case. Could it be Amictus pulchellus? Thanks fo any help! Greetings, Henrik Males: piros attached the following image:  [199.58Kb] Edited by piros on 22-12-2015 16:16 |
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| piros |
Posted on 14-12-2015 17:58
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Posted on 14-12-2015 17:59
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Females:
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Posted on 14-12-2015 18:01
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Posted on 14-12-2015 18:02
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Ooops, this one is a male again...
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Posted on 14-12-2015 18:03
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Posted on 14-12-2015 18:05
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 20-12-2015 15:47
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Well, it seems that Amictus pulchellus is the only Amictus species found in Rhodes  The only way to confirm through pictures would be seeing the hind femora of the male in lateral view. I cannot see it but I guess the ID should be correct  |
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| piros |
Posted on 20-12-2015 16:27
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Many thanks again Piluca! As for a side view of the hind femora, this is the best I can do: piros attached the following image:  [194.32Kb] |
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Posted on 20-12-2015 16:28
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
And an enlargement:
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Posted on 20-12-2015 16:29
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
(Probably they are not going to help.) |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 21-12-2015 06:44
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Well, at least it seems to have a row of ventral bristles on hind femora as it should have I don't know if this is enough to be absolutely certain (again, my experience with eastern species is none) but being the only species cited in Rhodes I think you are quite safe naming it Amictus pulchellus Amictus pulchellus is supposedly also found in Spain. However I have never seen anything that could make me remotely suspect it was that species. The common species here is Amictus variegatus. These pictures are very useful for me!! Thanks for posting!! |
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| piros |
Posted on 21-12-2015 11:15
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thanks again! Additionally, quite a number of Amictus sp. seem to have closed R5, in contrast to this one, so, taken together... Kind regards, Henrik |
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