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 Asilid Neoitamus cyanurus?
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| blowave |
Posted on 24-12-2009 20:56
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello, This was on my windowsill near Lincoln UK on 8th July 2009. N. cothurnatus is the only other Neoitamus specie we have here but it is rarer. I have found pics of both but I can't see the difference, is it possible to say which this is? Neoitamus cothurnatus looks to have a very small distribution much more in the south, but I have other insects which are here and should not be according to distribution maps.  Any help much appreciated. 4 pics, but I have more similar. If required I can crop to a closer area. Janet blowave attached the following image:  [53.33Kb] |
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| blowave |
Posted on 24-12-2009 20:57
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| blowave |
Posted on 24-12-2009 20:57
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| blowave |
Posted on 24-12-2009 20:58
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| Danny Wolff |
Posted on 25-12-2009 13:18
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 Member Location: Germany Posts: 329 Joined: 27.05.04 |
Hi, N. cyanurus and N. cothurnatus cannot be separated by the mean of a picture. The completely dark front metatarsus makes it more likely that this is a cyanurus. Greetings, Danny |
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| blowave |
Posted on 25-12-2009 17:09
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hi Danny, Thank you! I had noticed the yellow on the front metatarsus of Neoitamus cothurnatus but wasn't sure if it was variable. As N. cothurnatus is not likely anyway, I will mark mine as Neoitamus cyanurus. There are no pics in the gallery of a female, I wonder if it would be acceptable to put some in as Neoitamus cf. cyanurus? Greetings, Janet  |
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