Posted by David Gibbs on 06-10-2007 14:07
#12
Nigel, forget Fonseca for the
constrians group of
Sciapus, you need to get a copy of Meuffels & Grootaert (1990). i would have thought your specimen would run to
maritimus in Fonseca's key, which includes
maritimus,
zonatulus and
basilicus.
although the latest UK check list has zonatulus as synonymous with contristans - confusing!
no,
constrians is listed as : authors misident meaning that someone, in GB literature, used the name
constrians for what later proved to be
zonatulus.
you specimens looks identical to my specimens of
zonatulus but always as well to check genitalia.