Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Thyreophora cynophila (Piophilidae): the 'long-extinct' dipteran rediscovered in Spain
Posted by dmv on 05-08-2010 21:54
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Thyreophora cynophila, an emblematic, strange-looking and colourful piophilid fly, which was thought to be globally extinct since the late 1840's has been rediscovered in Spain.
It is a very peculiar species, and its rediscovery has been peculiar too: it has been collected simultaneously and independently by two groups in two different regions of Spain.
The references of both papers are:
- Martín-Vega, D.; Baz, A. & Michelsen, V. 2010. Back from the dead:
Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer, 1798) (Diptera: Piophilidae) 'globally extinct' fugitive in Spain. Systematic Entomology, doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00541.x
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123601592/abstract
- Carles-Tolrá, M.; Rodríguez, P.C. & Verdú, J. 2010.
Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer, 1794): collected in Spain 160 years after it was thought to be extinct (Diptera: Piophilidae: Thyreophorini). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 46: 1-7.
Edited by dmv on 05-08-2010 21:58
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 05-08-2010 22:14
#2
i don't believe this... this is just incredible.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 05-08-2010 23:23
#3
A bit like waiting for a bus....You wait for 160 years and two come along at the same time...Great looking fly though.
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 06-08-2010 07:13
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Anybody thought it is extinct? Huh? I didn't. There are over 15 specimens in German collections, and the Panzer's type is extant, too.
Nosferatumyia, which is known from 2 specimens (not younger than those of
T. cynophila, looks more fascinating (but also weird).
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-08-2010 07:21
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-08-2010 07:55
#5
really the term "extinct" is wrong. Nevertheless it is a great rediscovery.
Well, Valery, any photos of that enigmatic Nosferatumyia? :)
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 06-08-2010 09:26
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Jorge: Sorry, no photographs. At the time
Nosferatumyia was described I had no digital camera. Before dissection, I have made detailed total figures. The pdf can be downloaded here:
https://sites.goo...scidae.pdf
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-08-2010 09:27
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-08-2010 00:17
#7
Thanks, Valery.
Posted by Makro Freak on 16-09-2010 10:53
#8
Wow ! Impressive looking fly. I would love to breed them in Germany.