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Rhinophoridae ?
Guillermo Booth Rea
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Posted on 27-09-2008 17:54
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Aprox. 8-10 mm. On Thymelaea hirsuta in semiarid scrubland. Lorca, S Spain. 400 masl. 24 September 2008.
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i think in Rhinophoridae.
 
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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.

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Thanks Theo.

I send another photo to see if it can help with the identification.
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