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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 10-01-2015 00:30
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Could this be a species of Paramixogaster? Light trap. Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [99.04Kb] |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 31-01-2015 21:37
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Member Location: Posts: 344 Joined: 10.06.04 |
Yes, it is! |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 31-01-2015 22:01
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Menno. |
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| gneve |
Posted on 01-02-2015 11:58
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 Member Location: Marseille, France Posts: 31 Joined: 01.04.13 |
It is probably P. variegatus, as segment 3 of antennae is >3 times as long as segment 1. The other key characters are : Wing darkened along veins (slightly visible on the photograph);legs with coxae and femora basally darkened. Graeme, could you post a profile picture, so that we can see the legs ? Cheers, Gabriel Edited by gneve on 01-02-2015 12:22 |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 01-02-2015 19:23
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Hi Gabriel. I hope these pics help. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [75.89Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 01-02-2015 19:23
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [121.06Kb] |
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| gneve |
Posted on 02-02-2015 09:26
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Member Location: Marseille, France Posts: 31 Joined: 01.04.13 |
Hi Graeme, At least as far as the hind legs are concerned it fits the description of P. variegatus, but I do not have reference material to compare it to. Vheers Gabriel |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 02-02-2015 18:33
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Gabriel |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 02-02-2015 20:30
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Member Location: Posts: 344 Joined: 10.06.04 |
This does not seem to be P. variegatus: in the holotype (also a female), the head and tergite 2 are black. The tergites are also shaped differently. I don't know which species this is, but there's a good chance that it's undescribed. |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 02-02-2015 20:32
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Menno, that's interesting. |
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