Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Identified as 'Bombylius c.f. venosus' by Andre
Posted by valter on 27-02-2008 20:45
#1
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Photo Taken: February 27, 2007
Size: less than 1 cm
Edited by valter on 28-02-2008 14:55
Posted by Susan R Walter on 27-02-2008 21:06
#2
Bombylidae
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 27-02-2008 23:12
#3
Systoechus sp. I think
Posted by Andre on 27-02-2008 23:35
#4
Why not
Bombylius sp.? Cross-vein R-M looks to be placed about halfway cell DM (the cell below). Not near basis of the cell.
Edited by Andre on 27-02-2008 23:48
Posted by valter on 28-02-2008 00:57
#5
Another Photo with Details
Posted by Kahis on 28-02-2008 07:55
#6
Bombylius. The wing venation of the right wing in blurred in the first picture and it looks a bit like
Systoechus, but the left wing clearly whows the typical
Bombylius character mentioned by Andre.
Posted by Andre on 28-02-2008 11:59
#7
Maybe, just maybe, it's
venosus (an early spring species). It should have a row of dark bristles behind the eyes, difficult to be sure if I see these or not on the last picture. It also should have some dark bristles just in front of the wing-implant. This species should have a dark knob of the halteres (
venosus and
cinerascens have dark knob,
canescens yellow). But I am not familiar with Iberian species, maybe there are more 'yellow-haired/clearwinged' species over there...
Posted by valter on 28-02-2008 12:11
#8
Another Photo
Posted by David Gibbs on 28-02-2008 12:18
#9
venosus certainly a possibility but i dont think it safe to name to species without a specimen.
Posted by valter on 28-02-2008 13:18
#10
Another Photo:
Posted by Andre on 28-02-2008 14:21
#11
You may make it
c.f. venosus.