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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:48
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
I can't decide between Ramonda spathulata and latifrons. R. spathulata is much more likely given the number of British records. Collected 30 August 2023 at Moelyci Farm, Tregarth, North Wales. It was running and climbing in short grass and bracken. The specimen is in alcohol so the grey on the thorax doesn't show. More photos to come. John Bratton attached the following image:  [232.8Kb] |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:49
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Petiole more than 2x length of r-m, which Belshaw's keys says fits latifrons.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:50
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Basicosta yellow or brown? Not sure.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:51
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Had great difficulty photographing bristles on the ocellar triangle, or even seeing them clearly, but I think there is a second smaller pair, = spathulata.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:52
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Another go at the ocellar triangle.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:53
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Head again.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:53
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Head again.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:54
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Head again.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:54
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Face.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:55
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Face again.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:55
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Scutellum.
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 16-12-2023 19:56
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Scutellum again. Last photo. Can anyone put a name to it, please?
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-12-2023 18:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18824 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is not spathulata and it seems to agree quite well with latifrons. Theo Edited by Zeegers on 17-12-2023 18:45 |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 18-12-2023 11:53
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 650 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Thanks very much. I hope it is. John |
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