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 Anthomyia procellaris male ?
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| jean-claude bernard |
Posted on 07-07-2008 19:38
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 Member Location: near Brest (France) Posts: 146 Joined: 04.10.07 |
hello, is it Anthomyia procellaris male? I haven't a better view. thanks for ID jean-claude 10/05/2008 near Brest France size 6/7mm jean-claude bernard attached the following image:  [159.97Kb] |
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| jean-claude bernard |
Posted on 09-07-2008 12:10
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Member Location: near Brest (France) Posts: 146 Joined: 04.10.07 |
nobody to confirm ?  |
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| Pietro |
Posted on 09-07-2008 12:27
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
A. bazini "Ventral processes on sternite 5 not very prominent, but broad and with tips projecting backwards" or A. procellaris "Ventral processes on sternite 5 prominent with rounded tips" Bibliographic source: Systematic Entomology (1980) 5 , 281-290 The Anthomyia pluvialis complex in Europe (Diptera, Anthomyiidae) VERNER MICHELSEN Zoological Museum, Copenhagen Ciao Pietro |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 09-07-2008 17:07
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
You are right to point out that bazini and procellaris are only separable by the male genitalia. But this is almost certainly procellaris, as bazini is not recorded from northern France, and is rather rare anyway |
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| jean-claude bernard |
Posted on 09-07-2008 17:32
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Member Location: near Brest (France) Posts: 146 Joined: 04.10.07 |
thanks Michael and Pietro jean-claude |
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