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 Blurred diptera from Pantanal => Tabanidae
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 29-02-2016 20:06
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Hello, These diptera were always standing on top of the head of animals standing in water. September 2015, Pantanal, Mato grosso, Brazil. Here it was standing on Caiman's head, but could be on Jabiru's head (etc.), bothering those birds. It seemed to be comon flies at the time ... May be some kind of Tabanidae ? pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [144.59Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 29-02-2016 20:39 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 29-02-2016 20:06
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
another view
pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [154.38Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 29-02-2016 20:08 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-02-2016 20:37
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10643 Joined: 22.10.10 |
They are female Tabanidae; males have larger eyes and do not bite. |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 29-02-2016 20:39
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Thank you very much !!  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2016 13:43
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
From these pictures, I could not say more (I won't say: get a closeup !). There is actually an article from 2002 on Tabanidae feeding on crocs in the Amazons. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v97n1/4360.pdf Four species are mentioned there. It is not Tabanus and it does not look like Stenotabanus. So possible match would be Phaetabanus nigriflavus. I know the genus, not the species. Genus could be a match indeed and nigriflavus would not be a bad name for this species. Theo |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 04-03-2016 17:34
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Zeegers wrote: From these pictures, I could not say more (I won't say: get a closeup !).  Zeegers wrote: So possible match would be Phaetabanus nigriflavus. I know the genus, not the species. Genus could be a match indeed and nigriflavus would not be a bad name for this species. Many Many Thanks for your answer and for the documentation !!! |
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| Keith Bayless |
Posted on 25-10-2016 20:23
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Member Location: USA: North Carolina State University Posts: 49 Joined: 29.02.08 |
Zeegers wrote: So possible match would be Phaetabanus nigriflavus. I know the genus, not the species. Genus could be a match indeed and nigriflavus would not be a bad name for this species. I have seen this species and I agree Theo's ID looks correct but a closer shot would be great. Thanks for recording this interesting interaction! |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 29-05-2017 20:33
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Thanks a lot !!  Closer shot wouldn't add information : it is hand shot at 600 mm with a 150-600 mm Tamron in a moving pirogue under schrubs ... No way (for me) to get sharper ... 
Edited by pat_der2003 on 29-05-2017 20:33 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 30-05-2017 09:28
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Sorry for the typo: Phaeotabanus..... |
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