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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 27-09-2008 17:54
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Aprox. 8-10 mm. On Thymelaea hirsuta in semiarid scrubland. Lorca, S Spain. 400 masl. 24 September 2008.
Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [134.75Kb] Edited by Guillermo Booth Rea on 27-09-2008 18:11 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 27-09-2008 17:55
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i think in Rhinophoridae. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-09-2008 08:35
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18993 Joined: 21.07.04 |
That was my first impression as well. However, then it should be Stevenia, and I don't see any Stevenia bristle on the parafacialia. Moreover, the tarsi are distinctly flattened, as well shown in the pic, so it is a female Minthoini. Not Mintho, but an Minthodes or Pseudomintho. Theo |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 29-09-2008 11:14
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Thanks Theo. I send another photo to see if it can help with the identification. Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [144.6Kb] |
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