Thread subject: Diptera.info :: "Scylaticus miniatus" from Rhodes

Posted by piros on 24-07-2019 15:46
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Dear Forum!
I took these two (bad...) photographs of robber fly in early July and late May, respectively, near Faliraki, Rhodes.
Dispite the poor quality of the pics, I think I was able to tentatively ID the species as Scylaticus miniatus ( both females) by using the photographs and key here:

https://m.miketaylornaturalist.co.uk/upload/Stylaticus%20miniatus%20Beck.%20Figured%20diagnosis.xlsx

and also by the description given here:

https://archive.org/stream/annaleshistoric131915term/annaleshistoric131915term_djvu.txt

However, this species name is not listed in Fauna Europaea or in BioLib.

Is Scylaticus miniatus an ivalid name? And if yes, what is the valid name now?

Thanks for any help!

Greetings,
Henrik

Edited by piros on 24-07-2019 15:47