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which Chamaepsila? -> Ch. rosae/nigricornis
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Carnifex |
Posted on 08-05-2018 05:41
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Hi, according to fauna-eu, the only species occurring in Austria is Ch. bicolor. Can the species be confirmed? Vienna, 7.5.18 Best, Lorin Carnifex attached the following image: [81.31Kb] Edited by Carnifex on 04-06-2018 11:35 |
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Posted on 08-05-2018 05:42
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15 |
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Posted on 08-05-2018 05:42
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15 |
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Tony Irwin |
Posted on 08-05-2018 08:09
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
rosae/nigricornis
Edited by Tony Irwin on 08-05-2018 08:09 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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Carnifex |
Posted on 08-05-2018 14:55
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Tony, thank you for the determination. According to Willi HENNIG (1941), Ch. rosae is distinguished by Ch. nigricornis by a yellow coloration of the 3rd antennal segment. In my specimen, the antenna is completely black. Does this feature still hold true nowadays? Because from what I read, only males can be separated. |
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Tony Irwin |
Posted on 08-05-2018 17:43
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The antennal colour was shown by Collin to be unreliable. Ch. rosae can have completely black antennae sometimes. There are very minor differences in eye shape and length of hairs, but male genitalia is a far better way of separating them.
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Carnifex |
Posted on 08-05-2018 18:25
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Ok, good to know. Thanks again, Tony |
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