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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 25-02-2013 20:23
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
The Netherlands, Tilburg, 4-10.VI.2012. Can anyone narrow it down a bit? Perhaps Iain? Jan Willem attached the following image:  [167.96Kb] Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 25-02-2013 20:23
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
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Jan Willem attached the following image:  [152.72Kb] Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Iain MacGowan |
Posted on 26-02-2013 10:14
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 Member Location: Perth, Scotland Posts: 446 Joined: 25.11.04 |
Hi Jan Willem I hope you are well. The specimen is fortunately one of the easier Lonchaeids to identify! - with short antennal flagellomere and long dorsal setulae half way along the apical segment of the aculeus it is Protearomyia nigra best wishes ......... Iain Iain MacGowan |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 26-02-2013 16:11
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Iain, I'm fine thanks. Hope you are well also! Thanks a lot for the identification of the specimen. Species level is better than I expected  .
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-06-2013 15:36
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19368 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Iain, with the longer dorsal apical setulae, is greciana not more likely? The British key does not show these dorsal apical setulae. I had a similar specimen from one of our museum windows today and greciana is where I ended up initially.
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| Iain MacGowan |
Posted on 01-07-2013 10:29
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Member Location: Perth, Scotland Posts: 446 Joined: 25.11.04 |
Hi Paul well spotted - I think there is actually an error in the key illustration as P. nigra does have a pair of long dorsal setae on the apical segmnet of the aculeus. One further complication is that I have found there to be a futher 3 undescribed species of Palearctic Protearomyia, one of which appears relatively common in western Europe - so at present although I can distinguish the males I am rather cautious about naming females! best wishes ......... Iain Iain MacGowan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-07-2013 16:15
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19368 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I would not mind receiving some info on these other species and what might tell me the difference between females of greciana and nigra. I collected two males this last weekend in Germany and it could mean additional material to study for you.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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