Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Hippobosca to ID
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-09-2010 16:42
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
A friend of mine collected an hippoboscid and gave it to me. I think it is Hippobosca, and if so it is the first time I meet this genus. In Portugal there are recorded both H. equina and H. longipennis. Following a key that I have, I think it could be H. longipennis because the wing veins are yellowish with dark stripes. What do you think? location: Melgaço, Portugal date: 17/08/2010 Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [61.33Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-09-2010 16:43
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [52.14Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-09-2010 19:36
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I see no pattern on thorax and scutellum Did it get wet or greasy ? Otherwise, it can't be Hippobosca Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-09-2010 23:07
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you for your reply Theo. The fly was in alcohol before I took the photo, but afterwards I let it dry and this seems to be the specimen's natural colour. Do you need any detail to know the genus? |
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| Mark-uk |
Posted on 05-09-2010 11:35
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 Member Location: UK - Hampshire Posts: 792 Joined: 01.02.10 |
This does not look dissimilar to my specimen of Hippobosca equina, I have plead ignorance on H. longipennis as in the UK it is only known from imported large cats in zoos. It also occurs on domestic dogs in southern Europe, so one you may need to consider. Do you know what mammal it was found on or near? |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 05-09-2010 14:03
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
The mammal in question was a human being . |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2010 17:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I was a bit worried about the possbility of Pseudolynchia, which resembles Hippobosca pretty much. The legs have a completely different colouration, I just noticed int he gallery. So Hippobosca seems OK,. Longipennis is not (or hardly ?) an European species, more Asian. I have it from Nepal. It has the wing venation much more costal. So this i H. equina, in my opinion.Alkohol make reddish and yellowish colours often much more vivid. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 06-09-2010 21:30
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks a lot Theo for your effort! |
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