Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sardinia Tabanidae Hybomitra ciureai ?
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| sd |
Posted on 25-07-2010 13:24
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Coastal lagoons, Oristano, Sardinia 21st May 2010, size 14mm Eyes in life- dark green/brown, 3 bands Reddish antennae, narrow frons suggests Hybomitra ciureai Neither Fauna Europaea nor Fauna Italia list any Hybomitra sp. for Sardinia, though ciureai would be expected I think? H. longipalpis (Kröber, 1923)is listed for Sicily on the Fauna Italia site but I cannot find a description or key for this species (any tips, Theo!? ) sd attached the following image:  [109.85Kb] |
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| sd |
Posted on 25-07-2010 13:26
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-07-2010 20:04
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19336 Joined: 21.07.04 |
SD, you are doing excellent !! Ciureai it is. Longipalpis Krober is a spooky species, the type is supposedly lost (bombing of Hamburg) and in my humble opinion it might even be a male of Tabanus bifarius (= tenuicornis sensu Chvala). So follow the group and forget about longipalips. Theo |
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