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Posted by kurt on 14-11-2017 17:16

Is it possible to tell which spieces this male are.
Photo from 3 August 2017 Nattsjön 62 N, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards
Kurt Holmqvist

Edited by kurt on 16-11-2017 19:22

Posted by kurt on 14-11-2017 17:17

One more

Posted by kurt on 14-11-2017 17:17

Last

Posted by Zeegers on 15-11-2017 09:01

Male Hybomitra auripila.

Theo

Posted by kurt on 16-11-2017 19:21

Thanks for your help Theo
Kurt Holmqvist

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-11-2017 20:27

Theo, is that the same as Hybomitra aterrima var. auripila?

Posted by Zeegers on 17-11-2017 08:48

Yes.
O'Mally synonymized both back in the 1980s and picked aterrima as valid name. However, according to the rules of the Code, Schiner and not O'Mally must be considered the first revisor. And by this mechanism (not my choice, to be very clear), the valid name should be auripila, not aterrima, as we have explained in the recent Finnish checklist.

In my opinion, we should get rid of the 'first revisor' principle, it is highly unpractical and subjective. Page priority would be much more objective and easier in use.

Theo

Posted by Paul Beuk on 17-11-2017 11:04

I will correct some names in the Gallery, then. :D

Posted by Zeegers on 17-11-2017 12:24

Yes, until last year, I was not aware of Schiner's treatment.
So this knowledge is relatively new.

Th.

Posted by kurt on 17-11-2017 17:09

#10

Thanks for all information Paul and Theo
Kurt Holmqvist