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Pollenia atramentaria?
Widus
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Posted on 02-06-2021 11:14
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 Hello,
This fly was photographed in April in the Valais (Switzerland).
Is the combination of petiolate cell r4+5 and setose stem vein sufficient to identify this male Pollenia?
I also provide the genitalia but I have not found a reference describing them.
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 Base of wing
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 Additional features in this composite image. Would anyone be able to help me with the genitalia?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos283/big/Pollenia%20atramentaria%20001%20-%202021.04.02%20Follateres%20Fully%20Valais%20Suisse.jpg
Christian Widmann : Suisse : Fully : 1926 : 02/04/2021
Altitude : 523 m - Taille : 7.1 mm (LAA)
Réf. : 283175
 
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Posted on 15-06-2021 13:50
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 Anyone who could help with my queries?Frown
 
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 Excellent pictures indeed, but southern Pollenia is not my thing…

atramentaria has some sisters, though possibly not in Wallis.

Theo
 
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 Identity of Pollenia atramentaria confirmed by COX1 sequencing:
CCTGGAGCAT TAATTGGTG ATGACCAAA TTTATAATG TAATTGTAA CAGCTCATG CTTTTGTTA TAATTTTCT TTATAGTAA TACCAATTA TAATTGGTG GGTTCGGAA ATTGATTAG TCCCATTAA TACTAGGAG CTCCTGATA TGGCATTTC CACGAATAA ATAATATAA GTTTTTGAC TTTTACCCC CCGCACTTA CATTATTAT TGGTGAGTA GTATAGTTG AAAACGGAG CTGGTACGG GTTGAACTGT CTACCCTCC ACTGTCATC TAACATTGC TCATGGAGG AGCTTCTGTT GATTTAGCTA TTTTTTCTCT TCACTTAGCA GGAATTTCT TCAATTTTAG GAGCAGTAAA TTTTATTAC TACTGTAAT TAATATACGA TCAACAGGT ATTACATTT GACCGCATGC CTTTATTTGT TTGATCTGTA GTAATTACAG CCATATTACT CCTTTTATC TTTACCAGT ATTAGCGGGT GCTATTACAA TACTATTAA CAGATCGTAA CTTAAATAC TTCATTTTT TGACCCTGC AGGGAGGAGG AGACCCAAT TTTATACCA ACATTTATTT TGATTTTTTG GCCACCCAGA AGNATAA
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