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 Fly on Ammophila arenaria (near atlantic ocean): Ulidiidae - Tetanops flavescens
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-06-2007 20:30
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi * locality - Dunas de S?o Jacinto - PORTUGAL (http://tinyurl.com/35tz6l) * date - 2007.06.08 * size - 7 mm (medium fly) * habitat - sand dunes * substrate - on flowering head of Ammophila arenaria Female! Heleomyzidae? This fly was found very near Atlantic ocean... it was just about 100 m from the sea in primary dune.  Around it has very typical flora: Sedum sediforme; Acacia longifolia; Briza maxima (many!); Artemisia campestris; Corema album; Otanthus maritimus; Calystegia soldanella; Eryngium maritimum; etc EDIT --> Title changed from "Fly on Ammophila arenaria (near atlantic ocean): Ulidiidae - Tetanops myopina" to "Fly on Ammophila arenaria (near atlantic ocean): Ulidiidae - Tetanops flavescens" jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [192.86Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 12-06-2007 16:56 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-06-2007 20:32
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
lateral view
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 09-06-2007 20:59
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9238 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Ulidiidae, I think
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 09-06-2007 21:07
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Yes, definitely Ulidiidae. Near Melieria and especially Tetanops, but not a species I've seen before.
Kahis |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-06-2007 21:46
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... I have photos of the male, I think. I will show them very soon. it is rather different from the other Ulidiidae I used to see in Silgueiros. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-06-2007 01:48
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
male, I think... this fly was very near in relation to the female I showed you before. The fly is above Ammophila arenaria. Both have black tergites as you can see. jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [194.46Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-06-2007 23:05
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... with these photos is it possible to say more about possible species?  |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 12-06-2007 08:27
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
It's Tetanops alright: Tetanops myopina. Never realised the male has a black abdomen, but I checked my collection and it's indeed true. John |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-06-2007 09:57
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
thanks. And this is a new species for iberian peninsula. |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 12-06-2007 16:27
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Hi Jorge, Hmm... in that case I would like to reconsider my ID. I see that T. flavescens has been recorded. Looking at my specimens, and beyond the black abdomen, the frons is not as long as a typical T. myopina, nor have your specimens the clear black spots in which the setae are placed on the thorax. I mistaken the small black dots on your picture, which are actually the setae themselves, for the black dots on the thorax. Looking at my specimens I see they should be bigger than in your photo. So sorry I'll have to correct my ID to Tetanops falvescens. Lo siento John |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-06-2007 16:51
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
ok. In Portuguese is: Sinto muito. Lo siento is Spanish. |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 12-06-2007 20:26
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
I know it's Spanish and I am aware your Portugese, I also knew you'ld understand  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-06-2007 20:49
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Now, could this be really the Tetanops myopina ? the photo is not mine, and just show you the URL. http://photo.net/...id=2602701 Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 12-06-2007 20:51 |
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| crex |
Posted on 12-06-2007 21:10
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: the photo is not mine, and just show you the URL. http://photo.net/...id=2602701 The photographer is a member of this forum |
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