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 Bombylius venosus(?)
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 21-04-2009 10:03
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
Yesterday we found (Biesbosch, The Netherlands) a small Bombylius fly, which we believe is B. venosus. Can this be confirmed? If it is B. venosus, can anything be said about it's distribution, because so far in The Netherlands only 4 sightings are registered and they are all in the deep south. Still the species is referred to as reasonably common.    Cheers. Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 22-04-2009 09:38
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
probably, does anepisternum have black hairs (venosus) or is it entirely sandybrown-haired (canescens)? |
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 22-04-2009 10:48
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
Thank you David. The hairs are Black, so definitly venosus! I have a couple of questions about this species though. Is it common (because there don't seem to be many sightings world) and what does it parasitise, because we seem to find them near Halictus bees? Cheers, Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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