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 Mediterranean scrub. South central spain. March 2022. 700 m
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 Tribe Prosimuliini. I don't know if it is Prosimulium.
 
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 Thank you John!!
 
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 Six species in two genera are known from Spain: the Prosimulium hirtipes species group (4 species) and Urosimulium (2 species). All of them are recorded from south-central Spain (Madrid to the south coast).
 
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 Thanks a lot John!!

I guess the genus determination is difficult and it needs other kind of images. I have not found any key about Simulidae in Spain, apart from those of medical interest.
 
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 If you have a specimen under a microscope the form of the claws is likely to be different between the two genera. Claws can be simple, simple with a small "subbasal tooth", or forked with a basal "thumblike lobe". The last kind is found in species that feed on birds, and is better adapted to grasping feathers.
 
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 Tanks a lot!!!

Indeed, another type of photo...Smile
 
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