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Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 07-10-2015 19:25
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
I found this fly with the pictures of Swammerdamella sp. GC1. It has a larger abdomen and the marginal vein is longer. Could it be a second species of Swammerdamella (sp. GC2)? The second picture attached is of Swammerdamella sp. GC1 which has probably already been posted. Graeme Cocks attached the following image: [72.38Kb] |
Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 07-10-2015 19:26
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Swammerdamella sp. GC1 Graeme Cocks attached the following image: [52.91Kb] |
Colobo |
Posted on 17-10-2015 10:25
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 79 Joined: 03.05.07 |
Hi Graeme ! The first picture is a female of Holoplagia guamensis (thorax broad, M1 angled near base, tarsi contrasting yellow, shape of terminalia). The second picture is a Swammerdamella indeed. |
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Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 17-10-2015 18:19
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Colobo. That's great. |
Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 17-10-2015 18:32
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Interesting, the species Holoplagia guamensis, is not listed on ALA. |
John Carr |
Posted on 17-10-2015 19:47
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9814 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Graeme Cocks wrote: Interesting, the species Holoplagia guamensis, is not listed on ALA. The Pacific catalog lists Micronesia as its range. |
Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 17-10-2015 20:50
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks John, guess it got blown off course. |
Colobo |
Posted on 18-10-2015 11:03
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 79 Joined: 03.05.07 |
Holoplagia guamensis is a cosmotropical species. It is virtually present in all tropical areas of the world (even if not yet recorded). But if I remember well, Graeme, didn't you already submit a picture of this species taken in Townsville (Queensland) some months ago ? |
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Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 18-10-2015 16:43
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Yes I did. Presumably a male due to the much smaller abdomen. |
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