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Psilidae (?) new to St Helena
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RogerKey |
Posted on 14-06-2024 15:29
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Member Location: Posts: 8 Joined: 08.11.15 |
Two specimens of this species with distinctive dark bristly front tibiae turned up by sweeping on Schinus tertebinthifolia on St Helena in the South Atlantic. Despite the island's fauna being well-recorded, it has not been seen before. Any suggestions? Most new species get to St Helena via S Africa. Roger Key RogerKey attached the following image: [242.62Kb] Edited by RogerKey on 14-06-2024 15:31 |
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Roger Thomason |
Posted on 14-06-2024 15:53
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Looks like a female Anaphalantus longicornis Muscidae, https://diptera.i...d_id=38374 https://diptera.i...d_id=72626 Edited by Roger Thomason on 14-06-2024 15:56 |
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RogerKey |
Posted on 14-06-2024 18:28
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Member Location: Posts: 8 Joined: 08.11.15 |
That's brilliant - thanks very much - I'd never have thought that it wasa muscid Roger |
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