Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pseudoophonus rufipes?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:54
#1
Hi,

I am in doubt between Pseudoophonus rufipes and P. griseus, but given the shape of the pronotum, I lean towards the former. However, the keys state that in P. griseus the sternites are hairy in the middle and bare on the sides, with the opposite happening in P. rufipes. But I see hairs both in the middle and on the sides, am I misinterpreting what I see?

location: Mértola (Portugal)
date: 01/08/2022

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:54
#2
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:54
#3
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:55
#4
Elytra hairy on the disc

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:55
#5
Middle of sternites

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:56
#6
Side of sternites

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2022 19:56
#7
Tip of the elytra