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Ornitophila metallica?
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Posted on 08-01-2022 21:47
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Some years ago, N. Spain, can you confirm?
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Ornithophila is extremely small. This one reminds me of Pseudolynchia.

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Dear Theo,
and Ornithophila gestroi ?

(see scutelum with 4 seta)

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Dear Jozef

You are right, it is Ornithophila. I overlooked the third crossvein about eight times before I noticed it ! The colouration of the scutellum suggests metallica rather than gestroi.
Maybe not all metallica are as small as in my collection.

Theo
 
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