Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Any ideas?
Posted by Trond on 11-06-2008 09:49
#1
What is this cute one? Its in fact something the cat dragged in at 8th of august last year... I think it was about 30mm. Southern norway, near mixed forest and river...
Edited by Trond on 13-06-2008 05:57
Posted by Jan Willem on 11-06-2008 09:53
#2
Siricidae.
Urocerus gigas or a related species.
Posted by Trond on 12-06-2008 07:33
#3
Thanks, but doesnt it have too many yellow stripes to be gigas? I have only looked online for pictures... Or is it because males and females are quite different in apperance? And if so, then this is a male? From googling it seems that could be the case...
Edited by Trond on 12-06-2008 07:44
Posted by Jan Willem on 12-06-2008 08:00
#4
Hi Trond,
I have to admit I know very little about Siricidae. I found on www.faunaeur.org that
Sirex juvencus and
Tremex fuscicornis are known from Norway. Your specimen might be a male of the latter. Maybe one of the others knows more about Siricidae!?
Posted by Steve Crellin on 12-06-2008 13:17
#5
This link takes you to an illustrated guide (and key I think). The file is nearly 6Mb in size.......
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/GuideSiricidWoodwasps.pdf
Cheers,
Steve
Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 12-06-2008 17:16
#6
Its a male of Urocerus (gigas), and not of Tremex. I am not the last specialist for this group, but key and photos in the web agree well. The males are marked different from the females, and in the web you always will find females. On www.galerie.hymis.de, you will find fotos of the most important species of Siricidae in Central Europe.
Regards Christian
May we use your foto for your gallery? The male still lacks.
Posted by Trond on 13-06-2008 16:03
#8
I guess I can't upload it since it aint Dipteran? Arleast I couldnt find Siricidae when I tried uploading...
Posted by crex on 13-06-2008 17:23
#9
See Christian Schmid-Egger's sig ;)