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Sturmia bella? Jerusalem October 10
GlassOWater
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Posted on 10-10-2007 12:52
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Chris Raper, you need to fix your site - Picture windows are frozen sized, and usually in the wrong size.

Dorsal view:
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Another dorsal view:
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Lateral view:

Oh, and it's a female, right?
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It's a female, it looks 'Sturmiin?' and it might be Sturmia bella.
However, there seems to be a second reclinate orbital.
So I'd need the specimen to be more sure.


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Impossible, I'm afraid - This one should be sleeping somewhere in Jerusalem right now. If there are certain organs you need to see, perhaps I have suitable pictures.
 
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Hmm, missing a foot and half the left wing so I'd say it's probably dead anyway by now Wink From what Theo said he needs a clearer view of the head - particularly the top, showing the arangement of brisles and hairs. Smile
 
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Found a bunch more pictures of the specimen, so I compiled them into this. Perhaps this helps?

P.S.
I'm sure the big one is also of the same guy, not sure how it got so damaged...
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Still the same: it should be Sturmia bella, but it has 2 reclinate orbitals. these things do happen.


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What do you mean by "these things do happen"? Are you talking about possible variation in the species, or that simply it cannot be identified?

And also: Do you mean there are two reclinate setae or two pairs of reclinate setae. In the lateral view of the head I find three pairs of them.
 
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I ment the first: variation occurs, in this case espcialliy in females.
There are 2 pairs of reclinate orbitals. The large pair at the vertex is not counted as such, it is called inner vertical.

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Thank you for your explanations. I will go for Sturmia cf. bella then!
 
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