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 France Callicera sp.
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Posted on 31-12-2010 14:51
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
France, Dordogne, 16.iv.2010 Broadleaf forest, some clearcut and secondary growth Caught at muddy puddle mid-morning, full sun. Short 2nd attennal segment and hind femora concave ventrally, so macquarti / fagesii No black hairs on abdomen keys out to macquarti but I'm not sure if this is definitive? Thanks for any suggestions, Steve sd attached the following image:  [65.17Kb] |
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Posted on 31-12-2010 14:51
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Posted on 31-12-2010 14:52
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| Andre |
Posted on 05-01-2011 21:38
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Might be correct. Some extra pics are here: http://cyrille.dussaix.pagesperso-orange.fr/Genres_liste/Callicera_Liste.html |
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Posted on 06-01-2011 10:29
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Thanks Andre, Yes, I'd seen those pics which had left me unsure - this specimen seems to have the long hairs on the scutellum suggesting fagesii but then it should have black hairs on the abdomen. I'll be back at the site in April - I'll just have to find some more  |
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| Andre |
Posted on 11-01-2011 09:43
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
You can always send your specimen(s) to a specialist. For France that may well be Martin Speight  |
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Posted on 11-01-2011 10:05
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Thanks Andre, good idea. Are the male genitalia useful in identification of Callicera? |
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Posted on 28-05-2011 09:56
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
An update with a specimen from this year, 15th April, from the same site. This has the dark hairs on the abdomen of typical fagesii. (Also maquartii is an autumn species - Stubbs and Falk p238) Steve sd attached the following image:  [110.42Kb] |
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