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Nikita Vikhrev	#1 Posted on 13-07-2006 15:00
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9282 Joined: 24.05.05	Moscow region, 13 july, 11-12mm. Among a lot T. bromius/maculicornis around my warm car I collected this one. Not hairy grey body, all yellow antennae. There are a few Tabanus with one eye strip. May be it is T.unifasciatus? Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image: [62.02Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Tony Irwin	#2 Posted on 14-07-2006 00:27
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7214 Joined: 19.11.04	Not unifasciatus - that has all black antennae. Quite a number of Tabanus have only one eye band, among them maculicornis. This specimen is a bit rubbed (that is why it has a polished subcallus, just above the antennae - in fresh specimens, that area is lightly dusted). The typical pattern of bare areas on the frons is also obscured by the rubbing. Compare it to your other maculicornis - I think you will find it is the same species. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


Nikita Vikhrev	#3 Posted on 14-07-2006 13:23
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9282 Joined: 24.05.05	Thank you Tony. Good illustration of case in which difficult to go forward without Expert's help. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Robert Nash	#4 Posted on 14-07-2006 16:15
Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05	Expert indeed. Old, worn out and damaged flies are a tough call. People too. Sometime's I don't recognize what I see in the mirror. Robert


Nikita Vikhrev	#5 Posted on 14-07-2006 18:23
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9282 Joined: 24.05.05	Robert, it is not polite to write "old" about female. Neither she was damaged. Unusualy bold? Yes. But may be it is "a la mode chez Tabanidae", how knows? Nikita Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 14-07-2006 18:26 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University