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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 17-08-2006 21:25
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Hello, My first experience with such a small Conopid (about 3 mm). He (or she ??) only seemed to visit Convolvulus, last week, near Heerlen (Kunderberg). It should be a Thecophora sp., is it possible to be more specific ? Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [43.79Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 21-05-2012 20:31 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 17-08-2006 21:49
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2137 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Ben, Using the key of Mark van Veen http://home.hccne...phora.html, my guess would be T. melanopa, taking in account the size and the colour of femur 3. However an opinion of someone who actually knows the species would be better! Jan Willem |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-08-2006 12:00
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18823 Joined: 21.07.04 |
(Most) Thecophora can only be ID'ed reliable by the shape of the female theca, in my experience. The colouration of the legs in correct on average only. However, Jens-Hermann Stuke is the expert, maybe he can do better. Theo Zeegers |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 18-08-2006 21:40
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Thanks Jan Willem en Theo, Reading your comments, I will better put it away as Thecophora sp. Ben |
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