Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae, Thyridanthrax elegans? - Rhodes >T. mutilus, ID: P. Alvarez
Posted by piros on 19-11-2015 19:56
#1
Found near Faliraki, middle of june, 2015. Is it a female of Thyridanthrax elegans?
Thanks for any help in advance!
Greetings,
Henrik
Edited by piros on 30-11-2015 21:42
Posted by piros on 19-11-2015 19:59
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Posted by piros on 19-11-2015 20:00
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Posted by piros on 24-11-2015 19:04
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Up a bit...
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 26-11-2015 19:16
#5
Henrik, this one is related to
T. perspicillaris (two pale abdominal bands) but doesn't fit this species. Unfortunately, there are several possibilities I am not familiar with... Do you have more pictures, where the colour of legs can be seen well? It doesn't matter if other parts of the fly are out of focus. I just need to see the legs :)
Posted by piros on 26-11-2015 22:04
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Oh, I have a whole set of bad pictures of this fly! :D These two show some of the legs.
(Tibiae and the basal portion of basitarsi orange red.)
Edited by piros on 26-11-2015 22:07
Posted by piros on 26-11-2015 22:04
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Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 26-11-2015 22:12
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Superb! :) They show clearly that femora are dark and tibiae are pale! That should help! :) And I can see it has pale palpi too (second picture)!
I shall go through the keys and descriptions again tomorrow (I need to go to sleep now ;) ). Hope to come back with good news! ;)
Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 26-11-2015 22:14
Posted by piros on 26-11-2015 22:21
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You are very, very kind! Have a good rest, and please excuse me for my stubborn insistence on getting a proper ID for my Bombyliidae...
Edited by piros on 26-11-2015 22:22
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 27-11-2015 22:02
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piros wrote:
You are very, very kind! Have a good rest, and please excuse me for my stubborn insistence on getting a proper ID for my Bombyliidae...
It is a pleasure for me to help if I can! :)
Regarding the fly, I am not as sure as i was with the previous ones...
The keys take me to
Thyridanthrax mutilus. Description doesn't fit as well as I would wish but still it is the closer to your creature. But at least, it is the one that fits better of all possibilities and the only one specifically cited in Rhodes. I cannot guarantee it is that species, but I am almost sure it is :)
Posted by piros on 29-11-2015 10:18
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:D:D:D This was a tough case, I think... It seems to me that there is no other choice than T. mutilus.
Thank you very much!
Kind regards,
Henrik