Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae - Chrysops
Posted by maxi6215 on 12-08-2021 11:40
#1
Hello,
I observed this
Chrysops the 11 of August in the marshes of Guines in the north of France. I hesitate between
Chrysops viduatus and
Chrysops caecutiens, is it possible to separate them with this single picture ?
Cordially Maxime
Posted by eklans on 12-08-2021 12:07
#2
Hello Maxime, we can exclude C. caecutiens as tibia II is yellow. But I think we cannot decide whether it's relictus or viduatus without seeing tergite 2.
Edited by eklans on 12-08-2021 12:08
Posted by Zeegers on 12-08-2021 17:18
#3
Palpus is short, so it can't be viduatus.This feature is actually more reliable than the abdominal pattern in males .... wait for the Field guide ! (dutch version is being printed as we speak....)
Theo
Posted by maxi6215 on 15-08-2021 09:49
#4
Thank you very much for your help and these information ! I am impatient to see this document ;)