Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Prosimulium ?-> Prosimuliini
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| Nacho Cabellos |
Posted on 08-05-2022 16:49
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 Member Location: Spain Posts: 1582 Joined: 27.09.09 |
Mediterranean scrub. South central spain. March 2022. 700 m
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| Nacho Cabellos |
Posted on 08-05-2022 16:49
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 1582 Joined: 27.09.09 |
Ph2
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| John Carr |
Posted on 08-05-2022 23:39
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10620 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Tribe Prosimuliini. I don't know if it is Prosimulium. |
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| Nacho Cabellos |
Posted on 10-05-2022 16:33
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 1582 Joined: 27.09.09 |
Thank you John!! |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 10-05-2022 18:34
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10620 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Six species in two genera are known from Spain: the Prosimulium hirtipes species group (4 species) and Urosimulium (2 species). All of them are recorded from south-central Spain (Madrid to the south coast). |
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| Nacho Cabellos |
Posted on 12-05-2022 20:52
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 1582 Joined: 27.09.09 |
Thanks a lot John!! I guess the genus determination is difficult and it needs other kind of images. I have not found any key about Simulidae in Spain, apart from those of medical interest. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-05-2022 21:07
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10620 Joined: 22.10.10 |
If you have a specimen under a microscope the form of the claws is likely to be different between the two genera. Claws can be simple, simple with a small "subbasal tooth", or forked with a basal "thumblike lobe". The last kind is found in species that feed on birds, and is better adapted to grasping feathers. |
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| Nacho Cabellos |
Posted on 15-05-2022 19:09
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 1582 Joined: 27.09.09 |
Tanks a lot!!! Indeed, another type of photo...  |
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