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 Bombyliidae: Usiinae: Usia pubera (syn=U. atrata), ID by D. Gibbs
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| Isidro |
Posted on 15-06-2009 16:12
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Location: Valdelinares, Teruel, NE Spain. 1900 meters above sea. Habitat: Always in flowers of Linum narborense. I never saw it in another flowers. Date: Yesterday. Size: Much bigger than the first Usia that I put here (Usia sp. aff. pusilla). These ones sizes about 5-6 mm.   Thanks, Isidro Edited by Isidro on 15-06-2009 16:42 |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 15-06-2009 16:23
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
Excellent stuff these are Usia pubera Strobl (= atrata of old literature), They seem to be very important for Linum. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 15-06-2009 16:41
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Fantastic David! I was desperated with bombylids that never could be identified to species level. Thank you very much! |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 16-06-2009 10:25
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
to clarify, atrata is NOT a synonym of pubera in the taxonomic sense but a misidentification by Becker followed by subsequent authors. the true atrata is a North African species. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 16-06-2009 16:36
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks for that extra info! |
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