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Posted by Roy on 12-11-2022 18:32

Hello,
this tabanidae was found the 18 10 2022 on a horse in a meadow of the city.Body length : 8,5 mm.
Locality : Luçon 85400 middle west of France.

Is it possible with these pictures to get speces ?
Thank you by advance.

Christian

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos312/big/Haematopota%20pluvialis-T.%2085%20mm.-Tabanidae-Lucon%20sur%20cheval%20en%20prairie-DSC_1179_00001.jpg

roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/10/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 8,5 mm.
Réf. : 312294

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/10/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 8,5 mm.
Réf. : 312296

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos312/big/Haematopota%20pluvialis-T.%2085%20mm.-Tabanidae-Lucon%20en%20prairie%20sur%20cheval-16%2010%202022_00001.jpg

roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/10/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 8,5 mm.
Réf. : 312297

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos314/big/Haematopota%20pluvialis%20ant.%20lat.%20x25-Tabanidae-Lucon%20prairie%20sur%20cheval-18%2010%202022_00001.jpg

roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/10/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 8,5 mm.
Réf. : 314322

Edited by Roy on 22-11-2022 17:01

Posted by Zeegers on 12-11-2022 18:56

This is very special indeed. Bigoti or better.

Is the pair of small black spots on clypeus present ?
(Check any pluvialis to see what I mean)

Theo

Edited by Zeegers on 13-11-2022 08:21

Posted by Roy on 15-11-2022 10:50

Hello ,
here is a ventral shot where we can see what seems to me to be the clypeus and we can distinguish 2 small dark spots on it.

I checked the head under the microscope and I don't see any constriction on the first antennal article.

Best regards.

Christian

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/Haematopota%20sp.-Clyp.%20x%204-T.%2085%20mm.-Tabanidae-Lucon%20sur%20cheval%20en%20prairie-18%2010%202022_00001.jpg

roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/10/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 8,5 mm.
Réf. : 315192

Posted by Zeegers on 15-11-2022 18:15

It is a bit late in the year, but otherwise it has all features of H. bigoti, so that that is what it should be. I am not an expert on southern France phenology :)

Theo