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Posted by Andre Megroz on 13-05-2013 22:20

Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui (north of CR), 75 msm, 2.4.2013. ID?

Thanks and greetings
André

Edited by Andre Megroz on 15-05-2013 07:30

Posted by John Carr on 13-05-2013 22:40

Probably Taeniaptera, but I have doubt because I do not see R5 and M meeting before wingtip as they do in the common North American species.

Posted by Andre Megroz on 14-05-2013 16:56

Thank you John. Could it be Taeniaptera trivittata? I give an other foot.

Thanks and Greetings
André

Posted by John Carr on 14-05-2013 21:48

Taeniaptera trivittata is probably not found south of the United States. In the tropics it is replaced by Taeniaptera lasciva. See comments here: http://bugguide.n...iew/473962.

Posted by Andre Megroz on 15-05-2013 06:43

Thank you, John, for your information. In the book "The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera" of Stephen A. Marshall, I read, that Taeniaptera trivittata is the only species of this, mostly Neotropical, genus to range north to Canada. So perhaps, T. lasciva was not yet descript.

Thanks a lot
André

Posted by John Carr on 15-05-2013 13:15

Andre Megroz wrote:
Thank you, John, for your information. In the book "The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera" of Stephen A. Marshall, I read, that Taeniaptera trivittata is the only species of this, mostly Neotropical, genus to range north to Canada. So perhaps, T. lasciva was not yet descript.

He meant there are many species in the tropics, and only one in Canada.

T. trivittata has a common distribution for insects. It is found in most of the United States east of the Great Plains, and also in southern Ontario. This region is ecologically uniform, consisting originally of broadleaf and mixed forests.