Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombylidae for ID, SE Spain --> Conophorus fuminervis
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 24-02-2012 15:10
#1
Amazing looking Bombyilid, which reminds me of Conophorus, but with patterned wings. Any help with ID will be most appreciated! ;)
Taken by Francisco Rodriguez in Almeria, SE Spain on the 23rd February 2012.
Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-02-2012 00:38
Posted by David Gibbs on 24-02-2012 18:04
#2
There seem to be three names that could be applied here,
Conophorus pictipennis,
C. macroglossus and
C. fuminervis. However no one key includes them all. I suspect that one of these names is a synonym.
This fly clearly has a shorter proboscis than the individuals in the gallery
http://www.dipter...to_id=3229 so by comparison it will key to
fuminervis in Engel and Paramonov, neither of these works include
pictipennis. In Seguy it also runs to
fuminervis, but that work omits
macroglossus.
The gallery specimens are probably
macroglossus and this one
fuminervis, neither seem to be
pictipennis as defined in Seguy.
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-02-2012 00:36
#3
Thanks a lot, David!!! |t Loads more than I expected from a
Conophorus!! ;) :)
I am going to ask Francisco for permission to submit it to the gallery. But I am sure he will be more than delighted! ;)
Also found here:
http://www.biodiv...11708.html
Posted by Manuel Lopez on 25-02-2012 00:46
#4
Very interesting to me this thread B)
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 25-02-2012 00:59
#5
And for me!! :D I am astonished and very happy! :)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 25-02-2012 01:29
#6
I hope this fly was collected...
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-02-2012 01:39
Posted by vliegenvanger149 on 07-07-2019 17:44
#7
Conophorus macroglossus Dufour,1852
C. fuminervis Dulour,1852 is smaller and the proboscis is no longer than the antenna.