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Acroceridae - Ogcodes cf. zonatus
javig
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Posted on 03-08-2007 20:47
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In the Pyrenean Aragonese, Northern Spain (1900 meters of altitude).

I found a rock completely covered with Acroceridae. There would be a hundred of flies.

Most of the females had two, three, four and up to five males upon them. Also there was a great number of single individuals.

On near rocks, very seemed, there was no fly. It seemed a nuptial meeting. At noon, with a sun very hard (bad for the photography).

I have about 25 photographies, It's possible that if I know what characters are importants for the identification, I can upload some photo.

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Amazing! Hope you also collected a few...
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Sorry, I never catch any insect, I only make photos. Yes, I know this is very bad for the identification... Pfft
 
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Nevertheless, I would say it's quite sure this is Ogcodes zonatus.

Amazing pics !


Theo Zeegers
 
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Thanks Theo!

Four species are listed in the Iberfauna Database:

Ogcodes gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ogcodes pallipes Latreille in Olivier, 1812
Ogcodes reginae (Trojan, 1956)
Ogcodes varius Latreille in Olivier, 1812

I found the S?guy's descriptions for O. pallipes, O. varius and O. gibbosus. I don't have the O. reginae description.

O. pallipes has monocolor femur, therefore it's not pallipes.

O. zonatus Erichson 1840 are listed in Seguy Books, but not in Iberfauna DB...

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Another shot with a lower point of view:

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I know reginae.
It's still my believe this is zonatus.
Pyerenees are very different from the Iberian Peninsula, so I don't see any problem.

Theo
 
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I agree. And the Iberfauna Database can be very incomplete.
 
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wow!! Acrocerids are definitely one of my favourite families. And Conopidae and Sciomyzidae! Wink

 
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Just had to say - amazing photos!
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
 
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javig,
Please submit these brilliant photos to the gallerySmile
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Oh, if I had known that you was in the Aragonian Pyrenees last weekend, we could have meeting... I was at lower high, in Villanua (Jacetania). Where do you take this pictures?

Don't forget upload it for Insectarium Virtual... and the rest of the insects that you photographed here...
 
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conopid wrote:
Please submit these brilliant photos to the gallery


Conopid: Yes, I will. When I have a minute... Wink

Isidro: Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
 
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