Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanidae ID
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| Justafly |
Posted on 15-03-2013 09:36
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Member Location: Posts: 234 Joined: 19.08.12 |
2008-07-17, Valle Argentera, Torino, Italy May you help me with this horse-fly? Thank you in advance. 
Justafly attached the following image:  [173.65Kb] |
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| Sergiy Filatov |
Posted on 15-03-2013 13:46
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Member Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine Posts: 259 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Hello. It looks like Tabanus quatuornotatus, but I don't sure. Do you have more angles? |
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| Justafly |
Posted on 15-03-2013 13:49
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Member Location: Posts: 234 Joined: 19.08.12 |
No, I have only this shot. Anyway, thank you. |
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| mossnisse |
Posted on 16-03-2013 09:54
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 Member Location: Sweden, Umeå Posts: 442 Joined: 19.01.12 |
It has hairy eyes, so then i think it is Hybomitra |
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| Sergiy Filatov |
Posted on 16-03-2013 10:22
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Member Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine Posts: 259 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Actually Tabanus spp. of quatuornotatus group have hairy eyes too. My doubts was exactly about the pubescense of the eyes Shape of the frontal calli and polished subcallus strongly suggests T. quatuornotatus (see here http://www.dipter...to_id=3393). |
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| libor |
Posted on 16-03-2013 19:13
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Member Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1292 Joined: 30.05.09 |
Seregiy, I think only two possibilities are on the table: (1) Eyes are haired, so T. quatuornotatus (no other species of this group in central Italy has three big black calli and polishes subcallus. (2) Flesh and light are playing any game with us, then eyes naked = T. glaucopis. So, Justafly, can you enlarge pic of the right eye to see if the eyes are naked or haired. Libor |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-03-2013 00:39
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
eyes clearly haired - this is a female of Tabanus quatuornotatus. > lower callus squared and dull black > subcallus polished black > 3 band eyes > hairy eyes |
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| Justafly |
Posted on 17-03-2013 17:45
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Member Location: Posts: 234 Joined: 19.08.12 |
Yes, I've have enlarged the photo and checked eyes are clearly hairy! Thank you and ... muito obrigado!
Edited by Justafly on 17-03-2013 17:49 |
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