Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bibio venosus couple
Posted by Sundew on 22-04-2020 21:22
#1
Hi,
Today I tapped a
Bibio couple off a
Crataegus shrub. I am quite sure that it is
B. venosus. The long, thin legs made them look rather spider-like. Would you agree? - The location is southwestern Germany, about 20 km west of Stuttgart.
Many thanks, Sundew
Here cames the male (dorsal and ventral side):
Posted by Sundew on 22-04-2020 21:22
#2
This is the female:
Posted by Sundew on 22-04-2020 21:26
#3
Meanwhile I've got serious doubts about the identification of my male from 2009 (
https://diptera.i...d_id=21404). The legs of this are much shorter and thicker, especially the front and hind tibiae. And it is too hairy. What about
B. reticulatus?
Edited by Sundew on 22-04-2020 21:30
Posted by Zeegers on 23-04-2020 08:19
#4
Very, very nice indeed and I agree on all parts. The 2009 male is not venosus, so very likely reticulatus.
Theo
Posted by Sundew on 25-04-2020 00:09
#5
Fine, thanks! Unfortunately, the "wrong" male went into the gallery...
Posted by Zeegers on 25-04-2020 08:31
#6
Ask Paul to fix it.
Theo