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| Arthropa |
Posted on 03-06-2009 22:44
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 Member Location: Fragnes (Burgundy, France) Posts: 183 Joined: 15.06.04 |
Hi everyone, I need your help for this bombylid...  (Messigny et Vantoux - Burgundy - France - 14th July 2008) After a quick glance at gallery and former threads in this forum, my opinion is that the answer should either be "Exoprosopa jacchus or Exoprosopa pandora", or "unidentified Exoprosopa" Let's say I'd prefer first option !  So, what about it ? Benoit MARTHA  |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 04-06-2009 09:42
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
Exoprosopa jacchus or Exoprosopa pandora are not reliably separable without examination of epiphallus but only jacchus occurs in France. |
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| Arthropa |
Posted on 04-06-2009 21:36
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Member Location: Fragnes (Burgundy, France) Posts: 183 Joined: 15.06.04 |
David Gibbs wrote: Exoprosopa jacchus or Exoprosopa pandora are not reliably separable without examination of epiphallus but only jacchus occurs in France. Great David ! Many thanks ! E. pandora meanwhile should occur in France according to Fauna Europaea distribution informations. But as far as I know, this would not be the first mistake in Fauna Europaea ?... Benoit MARTHA |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 05-06-2009 08:17
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
Greathead 2001 give distribution of pandora as Balkans, Asia Minor and North Africa. However, i know that David did not dissect any mainland European pandora (pers comm) and all my own Greek specimens are jacchus. In Europe pandora probably confined to the Greek islands close to the Turkish coast.
Edited by David Gibbs on 05-06-2009 08:18 |
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