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Plesina nigroscutellata from Viseu - new species for Portugal
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 I saw this Catharosia (?) from Viseu, in 11th AUGUST 2014 . It was wandering over the soil and in shadowy place.
Around 4 mm size.
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 Yes, that might very well be Catharosia, though it looks interesting.
Are there apical scutellar bristles present ? Palpus present ?


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 palpi absent
 
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 it has two parallel apical scutellar bristles. subscutellum is very swollen
 
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 I think it would help to see the whole fly - legs included. Dorsally too - and the antennae. Smile Catharosia pygmaea can have pale forms and then there is the rare flavifrons ... not sure if there are others Smile
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 I will show photos today, but we already know what is this beauty:
it is a male of Plesina nigroscutellata
http://www.naturk...orsnig.pdf as told by my friend Hans-Peter! Grin
New species for Portugal!

Hmm... very rare species, as HP asked me to collect more!!!!
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 So a new SPECIES for Portugal: Plesina nigroscutellata
http://www.naturk...orsnig.pdf as told by my friend Hans-Peter! Grin
It was found in the soil wandering in a shadowy place. Smile
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 Nice Smile
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 Nice.

plesina was the other option.I couldn't tell from the first pics, the additional info makes it pretty clear,

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 Habitat of this fly... full of Cupressus (mainly this tree) and granitic soil.
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 where was found... in the foreground on the ground.
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