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| Tony T |
Posted on 23-05-2008 00:45
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
21 May 2008 NB Canada No hints other than found also in Europe Tony T attached the following image:  [48.7Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-05-2008 06:44
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Gyrinus natator
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-05-2008 10:01
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Too easy, with those extra, lower eyes  Lovely photos too!  |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 23-05-2008 11:46
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
I guess it was too easy, didn't think any Dipterist would have ever looked on the ventral surface of a Gyrinid Not that easy to photograph - have to catch one first and they are slippery - but after that they are incredibly reflective. |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 23-05-2008 14:06
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 654 Joined: 17.10.06 |
How can you tell it is natator from this view? John |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-05-2008 14:40
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Hehe, that's the one I thought to occur Holarcticly.
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| pierred |
Posted on 23-05-2008 18:55
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Chris, Chris Raper wrote: Too easy, with those extra, lower eyes Lovely photos too! Those are really eyes, below ? Ohmygod!! Pierre Duhem |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 27-05-2008 07:36
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Too easy???? For me is completely impossible. About seven Gyrinus species in my zone, and other two more genus of Gyrinidae... |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 27-05-2008 14:34
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
My mistake. I was trying to make the point that the Family was also found in Europe and not restricted to North America (assuming that there are some Families unique to NA). Anyway, I was simply looking for the Family. Paul interpreted my question literally. I have no idea what it is beyond the genus level. |
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