Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bibionidae: Bibio venosus
Posted by ESant on 22-07-2021 16:16
#1
Hello,
I photographed this fly near Passo delle Capannelle (AQ), Italy, 1400m a.s.l. on June 5th 2021. I think it is a Bibionidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?
Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 23-07-2021 21:10
Posted by ESant on 22-07-2021 16:16
#2
Photo 2:
Posted by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 08:18
#3
The only option is Bibio venosus. Do you have this species ?
Theo
Posted by ESant on 23-07-2021 15:08
#4
Thank you Theo! According to Fauna Europaea and the Checklist of Italian Fauna,
B. venosus is not present in Italy.
Posted by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 15:32
#5
Yes, I was afraid of that. So either I am wrong or … it is new for Italy. Let me think on that.
You did not collect it, did you ?
Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 18:21
Posted by Colobo on 23-07-2021 18:07
#6
It is
B. venosus. But this species has already been recorded from Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) by Vanin (2006: Phenological and altitudinal distribution of Bibionidae in Southern Alps. Studia dipterologica 13: 11-18).
An updated checklist of Bibionidae of Italy can be found in Haenni (2008: Diptera Stelviana. Vol. 1. Studia dipterologica Suppl. 16: 141-146).
Posted by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 18:22
#7
Thanks Jean- Paul !
I could hardly be wrong on this one, couldn’t I ?
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 18:24
#8
That said, this is very much more to the south.
I have the species from the northernmost region in Greece (Prespa)
Theo
Posted by ESant on 23-07-2021 21:09
#9
Thank you both very much! I also have photos of another specimen found in the same area.
Posted by ESant on 23-07-2021 21:09
#10
Photo 2:
Posted by Zeegers on 23-07-2021 22:21
#11
Yes, you do !
Theo
Posted by Colobo on 24-07-2021 09:20
#12
You are right, Theo, but it is true that this species is also present in Northern Greece, even farther South.
Jean-Paul