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 Long wings Bombyliidae from Canary Islands
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| gustavopt |
Posted on 23-12-2010 14:04
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Member Location: Posts: 28 Joined: 16.02.10 |
Anthrax sp? Thanks Gustavo  |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 23-12-2010 16:37
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
no, it is not an Anthrax. At the moment I am not able to tell which genus it is. I should check it later. Nice looking fly! ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 23-12-2010 18:33
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
looks like Heteralonia but no member of this genus known from Canaries, nor are any of closely related Exoprosopa. So don't know, will have to be keyed, specimen needed. |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 23-12-2010 18:34
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Indeed, looking at the photo, the first thing I thought was Exoprosopa, but I have no experience whatsoever with the Bombyliid fauna of the Canary Islands.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| gustavopt |
Posted on 23-12-2010 19:12
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Member Location: Posts: 28 Joined: 16.02.10 |
Ruud and David, thanks for your help. Could be Canariellum brunnipenne? |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 23-12-2010 19:35
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Remark in Hull's work: Canarie.llum Strand, with type of subgenus Anthrax hrimnipennis Macquart (1838) was described from the Canary Islands by Becker (1913a) under the name Canaria Becker. I am unable to pass upon the validity by which Strand changed the name. Frey illustrated this fly by a photograph in one of his papers. It may be recognized by the unusually long, very dark wings, and the antenna ; third segment small, base small and bulb- ous, style long and quite slender ; first segment strongly rounded. it is possible, you may say ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 23-12-2010 20:04
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
mention of Frey has put me on to this (thanks ruud). this is Cannariellum brunnipenne Macquart there is a photo in Frey 1936. do please upload to gallery. Edited by David Gibbs on 23-12-2010 20:09 |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 23-12-2010 20:14
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
It is an amazing insect. The length of the wings are truly remarkable.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-12-2010 20:19
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I only has an incomplete "Die Dipterenfauna der Kanerischen inseln und ihre Probleme", Frey, 1936... it has a page that indicates where we can find a drawing of the bombyliid Canaria brunnipennis Macq, (in Tafel II) but the page of the drawing I do not have... do you have it in paper version, David? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-12-2010 20:19
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
In Australia, there are also some bombyliids with an incredible wingspan .  |
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| gustavopt |
Posted on 24-12-2010 15:37
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Member Location: Posts: 28 Joined: 16.02.10 |
"Anthrax brunnipennis" draw in Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries of Webb & Berthelot. |
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