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 Bombomyia sp. from Lebanon
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:16
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 Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
I have the problem with determination this fly - in Polish EntomoForum one of specialist determinated this insect to the: Bombomyia sp. - is it possible to say anything more about it? Lebanon, XB96, Al-Janub Reg., Sur District, Al Naqoura. 20.09.2004. P.S. I have the problem with attachment - the small one in my avatar... Edited by Jaroslaw Bury on 02-01-2010 19:17 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:24
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi two pairs of the wings??  It looks like the famous Bombomyia discoidea from Spain...  But we need one much bigger photo.CHeck the spaces (it cannot have any spaces!) and file size must be below 190 kb. ps it was the shadow!  eheh In avatar it really seems to be two real pair of wings. 
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-01-2010 19:50 |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:39
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
OK. I try to add picture with simple name: Fly withaut any spaces in format .jpeg or .gif and size below 170KB, but it is not working... |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:45
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
try to rename it as bombomyia.jpg It should be work. otherwise try to send it to my email and I can post photo here. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-01-2010 19:45 |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:46
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
OK. It is the adress where you can watch my pics: http://www.entomo.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12137 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:47
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
WOW! It is very probably the B. discoidea! It is a female. My favourite.I'm searching for this fly since 2007!!! and here the photo of your Bombomyia. jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [180.06Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-01-2010 20:06 |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:51
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
Oh, I can see the picture Thank you for identification Jarek |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-01-2010 19:57
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
wait for final confirmation of David Gibbs. He will give the final word. But if not discoidea.. it would be a new one for me. This fly did loose its greyish microtrichia (=small "hairs" on the scutum... See here for comparation: http://www.dipter...post_70250 Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-01-2010 20:05 |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 02-01-2010 20:09
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
Thank you - it is very interesting - I will be waiting for the final confirmation of David Gibbs. And the additional question -is it (if it is B. discoidea) rare in Europe and what is area of it global distribution? P.S. many thanks for the link... Edited by Jaroslaw Bury on 02-01-2010 20:11 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-01-2010 20:12
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
well there is in Spain. Maybe Portugal has. it is very probably because the Bombomyia was found very near Portugal! It is not rare... just overlooked (?) I think. It was found in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Russia and Ukraine. Ah... one thing: the homepage has a photo of one male Bombomyia discoidea on a dry thistle... showing well the dimorphism sexual in this species. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-01-2010 20:23 |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 03-01-2010 13:57
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
I agree with Jorge. |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 03-01-2010 16:31
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
Many thanks for confirmation David. I have another question: in Fauna Europea I found information about two species of Bombomyia from Lebanon - the same like from Europe - are there only these two? |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 03-01-2010 18:14
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
yes, see http://hbs.bishop...ldcat1.pdf |
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| Jaroslaw Bury |
Posted on 03-01-2010 19:52
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Member Location: Podkarpacie - POLAND Posts: 11 Joined: 02.01.10 |
Oh, thank you - it is very interesting work, but in this version is mistake - B. stictica is present in Poland, but really is absent, I think. I have looked to the World Catalog of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae): Corrigenda and Addenda NEAL L. EVENHUIS & DAVID J. GREATHEAD in ZOOTAXA from 2003, too. In this version distrybution of B. stictica is correct... Edited by Jaroslaw Bury on 03-01-2010 19:54 |
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