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 Bombyliidae, Stomylomyia from Rhodes > S. europaea, ID: P. Alvarez
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| piros |
Posted on 17-07-2015 20:52
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Found near Faliraki, Rhodes island, on 18. 06.2015. They look more like Stomylomyia tenella than S. europaea to me. Can someone ID these flies? Thanks in advance! Best regards, Henrik piros attached the following image:  [187.21Kb] Edited by piros on 26-11-2015 18:57 |
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| piros |
Posted on 17-07-2015 20:52
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
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piros attached the following image:  [185.48Kb] Edited by piros on 17-07-2015 20:53 |
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| piros |
Posted on 01-08-2015 23:11
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Anyone? |
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| piros |
Posted on 14-08-2015 11:00
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
One more attempt. |
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| piros |
Posted on 20-11-2015 15:26
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
I post two more pictures from the same location (different specimens) in the hope they may help decide whether this fly is S. tenella or S. europaea.
piros attached the following image:  [171.47Kb] Edited by piros on 20-11-2015 20:36 |
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| piros |
Posted on 20-11-2015 15:27
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
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piros attached the following image:  [192.38Kb] |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 20-11-2015 16:48
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Henrik, as you don't get any reply to your questions I am going to give you my opinion although probably I shouldn't  as I am not truly an expert.I am used to seeing Stomylomyia tenella here in Spain. The keys separate this species from S. europaea by the distictive greyish longitudinal stripes of mesonotum and white tomentum on the first abdominal segment (all these lacking on S. europaea). Your species seem to have very diffuse grey tomentum on mesonotum and no white tomentum at all on the first abdominal segment. So, I am inclined to think it is S. europaea. But I have never seen this species alive neither I have material to compare with  so I cannot give a positive ID. Sorry  I am adding a picture of a male Stomylomyia tenella from Spain. The features the keys mention can be seen in this picture. Hope this is of any help. Wish you luck and you get the reply of a real expert in Bombyliidae  I only have the Iberian species reasonably under control.
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| piros |
Posted on 21-11-2015 20:42
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1763 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thank you very much Piluca! Actually, I have already given up on this, so I greatly appreciate your help! Yes, your picture helped a lot, and I am absolutely convinced that your ID is correct, this sp. is Stomylomyia europaea. As for not truly being an expert, please have a look at what Theo Zeegers once wrote: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=64183&pid=272526#post_272526 Would you, please, also have a look at my other threads about Bombyliidae from Rhodes, if you can? (You know, there is a saying in Hungarian, which would translate something like this: “If you give them your little finger, they want your entire arm”.  )Kind regards, Henrik Edited by piros on 21-11-2015 20:43 |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 21-11-2015 21:06
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Hi, Henrik Glad of being helpful somehow! About the expertise, well, he is the typical example of what I consider an expert So, just imagine what I consider myself I shall do my best with your other Bombyliidae but I cannot promise I am going to be as successful as with this one I only plead you a bit of patience because I need to check keys. As I told you, I don't know the fly fauna from Rhodes.piros wrote: You know, there is a saying in Hungarian, which would translate something like this: “If you give them your little finger, they want your entire arm”. There is exactly the same saying in Spain! |
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