Posted by nick upton on 31-12-2010 13:05
#1
G. maculata female, I think, but can i be sure it's not G. minor?
4th October 2010 feeding on Ivy flowers, Wiltshire UK, c 8mm
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 31-12-2010 13:29
#2
Nick, it depends on piont of view:
According the keys given by Gregor et al. (2002) or D'Assis Fonseca (1968) it is rather female of
minor (=
picta in Fonseca).
According Vikhrev (2011, in press, should be published Jan 2011, may be found here: http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/)
minor is synonym of
maculata.
So my opinion is yes, it is
G. maculata
Posted by nick upton on 31-12-2010 13:44
#3
OK, many thanks again. G. maculata will do for me. I hope your paper is well received and that it resolves the taxonomic confusion. I know some prefer to split than to lump, so realise others may take a different view!