Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae: Usiinae: Usia pubera (syn=U. atrata), ID by D. Gibbs
Posted by Isidro on 15-06-2009 16:12
#1
Location: Valdelinares, Teruel, NE Spain. 1900 meters above sea.
Habitat: Always in flowers of Linum narborense. I never saw it in another flowers.
Date: Yesterday.
Size: Much bigger than the first Usia that I put here (Usia sp. aff. pusilla). These ones sizes about 5-6 mm.
Thanks,
Isidro
Edited by Isidro on 15-06-2009 16:42
Posted by David Gibbs on 15-06-2009 16:23
#2
Excellent stuff these are
Usia pubera Strobl (=
atrata of old literature), They seem to be very important for
Linum.
Posted by Isidro on 15-06-2009 16:41
#3
Fantastic David! I was desperated with bombylids that never could be identified to species level. Thank you very much!
Posted by David Gibbs on 16-06-2009 10:25
#4
to clarify,
atrata is NOT a synonym of
pubera in the taxonomic sense but a misidentification by Becker followed by subsequent authors. the true
atrata is a North African species.
Posted by Isidro on 16-06-2009 16:36
#5
Thanks for that extra info!