Thread subject: Diptera.info :: male XXL-Tabanus from Bavarian Alps -> Tabanus sudeticus
Posted by Rupert Huber on 18-07-2022 00:06
#1
Hi all!
Completely dark brown eyes make it a sure
T. sudeticus, I think. Right?
Size about 20 mm
16.7.2022, Germany, Upper Bavaria, near the summit of Mt. Hochfelln, ~1660m asl, coordinates 47.76215, 12.55936
Edited by Rupert Huber on 24-07-2022 17:51
Posted by Rupert Huber on 18-07-2022 00:06
#2
2nd pic
Posted by Rupert Huber on 18-07-2022 00:07
#3
3rd pic
Posted by Zeegers on 18-07-2022 07:09
#4
There are more relevant features but yes, this is the male of T. sudeticus
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 18-07-2022 17:04
#5
Yes , but for males there is this important additional feature:
upper facets strongly enlarged in sudeticus, not or hardly so in bovinus.
Bovinus has become a rarity, these days, in western Europe.
In other words: wait for 4-6 wweks and by the English version of the book !!
Theo
Posted by Rupert Huber on 19-07-2022 17:58
#6
Sure I will buy it, no question. I hope, most of the Bavarian Tabanidae and Stratiomyidae will be in it, too, although it's not northwest Europe.
Posted by Zeegers on 19-07-2022 19:04
#7
it is complete for Bayern below 800 m., but especially for Tabanidae it will be very difficult to find even ine horsefly not mentioned.
Theo