Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Conopidae (NL) > Abrachyglossum capitatum
Posted by blaauw7 on 24-06-2016 16:10
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Found today in dry habitat. Mid Netherlands. Leopoldius species?
Gr Dick
Edited by blaauw7 on 25-06-2016 07:09
Posted by blaauw7 on 24-06-2016 16:11
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Posted by blaauw7 on 24-06-2016 16:12
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Posted by Zeegers on 24-06-2016 18:39
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Yeez, you can say that again !
I have insufficient experience with this genus. Ask Jens-Hermann Stuke.
Theo
Posted by Ectemnius on 24-06-2016 19:28
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Hi Dick,
This looks like Abrachyglossum capitatum. The tongue is long and strongly chitinized in Abrachyglossum capitatum, short and fleshy in Leopoldius sp. If the third antennae segment has small thorns dorsally that would be a definite feature.
Rare and a recent addition to our fauna. I wrote an article about the species, see:
http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/555353
Greetings,
Ectemnius
Posted by blaauw7 on 25-06-2016 07:07
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Thanks Ectemnius . Found it in heather , dry habitat.
Gr Dick