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 Miltogramma germari?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-07-2016 00:38
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Recently I spotted a member of Miltogramminae on Achillea. It was a Miltogramma, and I think it could be M. germari, though there are more species around Berlin. To exclude M. oestraceum one should check the fore tarsus of the male - but how can I recognize the sex here? The tarsi are unmodified, but that is normal for females of both species... Help is appreciated! Regards, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [180.72Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-07-2016 00:38
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pictures.
Sundew attached the following image:  [196.22Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-07-2016 07:45
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18525 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Sexes are indeed very similar, so you need to check for the genitalia. We cannot see those, but the abdominal tip looks malish. Germari definitely occurs around Berlin, whether oestraceum does I am not sure. theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-07-2016 10:50
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thanks! For our region the species germari, murina, oestraceum (oestracea according to Fauna Europaea), punctata, rutilans, and testaceifrons are listed. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-07-2016 12:08
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18525 Joined: 21.07.04 |
OK. -gramma is neutral, so all endings should be -um (where relevant: of course rutilans is OK). This is either germari or oestraceum, you can forget about the others in this case. Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.
