Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae: Therioplectes tunicatus

Posted by ESant on 02-06-2022 22:57
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Hello,

I found this fly (dead on the ground) in the Lecceta di Torino di Sangro Nature Reserve (CH), Italy on May 29th 2022. I think it may be a Therioplectes tunicatus rather than T. gigas, mostly based on the colour of the hairs on the face, but I'm not sure if that feature alone is enough to identify it.
Is it possible to confirm/correct this identification?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele

Edited by ESant on 16-06-2022 22:30

Posted by ESant on 02-06-2022 22:58
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Posted by ESant on 13-06-2022 12:12
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Posted by Zeegers on 15-06-2022 20:34
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You are totally right. See my review sone 15 years ago in Studia Dipterologica.

Theo

Posted by Zeegers on 15-06-2022 20:37
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You are totally right. See my review sone 15 years ago in Studia Dipterologica.

Theo