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 Stratiomys sp.?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 12-01-2011 15:34
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Is it a Stratiomys species? It was found near a marshland on Mentha flowers. location: Estarreja, Portugal date: 04/08/2010 Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [86.83Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 12-01-2011 15:35
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-01-2011 10:58
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Stratiomys longicornis
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 14-01-2011 14:08
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks Paul. I've been seeing some photos of this species and in the majority of them the fly has brownish hairs in the thorax. Is this species very variable? What do you see that points you to this species? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-01-2011 09:13
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
They are rather variable, yes, though mostly in the extent of the markings on the abdomen. The shape of the markings on the face (frontal spots and facial spots merged, exteding over the antennae), the colour of the tibiae (partly darkened) en the largely dark scutellum rule out virtually all other species.
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 16-01-2011 23:53
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you very much for your explanation Paul. |
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