Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Templasilus bolivari

Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 12-10-2016 21:55
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Quaedfliegh wrote:
I was kidding but checked Meigen 1830, it says the wings are clear of versicolor ; (

: )))))


Well, let's wait for a dorsal view from Jorge's creature :) We might see the true T. bolivari then ;)

Quaedfliegh wrote:

But i have got a female bolivari from Portugal so it is now well documented that the species is present in Portugal the specimen i have is from the North! Campo Valongo


And also a picture exists of a typical male T. bolivari from Portugal. And that one fits to perfection. I didn't have any doubt it exists in Portugal ;) It is just Jorge's creature what is driving me crazy. There are so many little features that don't fit the reference material that the possibility of a true Asilus versicolor almost became reality ;) Might be part of the variability of the species though...

PS: Wait a minute... if Asilus versicolor has clear wings... why was it synonymised with Templasilus bolivari? That is supposed to be a typical feature of the species, isn't it??

And as Templasilus bolivari was described later... shouldn't it have kept the older name??

This is what I love of Asilidae!!! Nothing is easy!! :D :D :D B)

Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 12-10-2016 22:09