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 Saropogon sp. 2 from Rhodes >S. cf. eucerus
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| piros |
Posted on 12-10-2015 17:52
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1818 Joined: 04.01.12 |
On the date 20. 06. 2015, near Faliraki again, this time a male (I think). Some characters look different compared to the other sp., for example lack of orange color on abdomen, predominantly white chaetae on the thorax (dark orange and black on the previous sp) and the presence of long whitish hairs on coxae (shorter dark ones on the other). Also, pleurae seem to be much more extensively tomentose on this fly. Can this sp. recognised using the picture? (I have several more pics, but nearly from the same angle.) Thanks for any help in advance! piros attached the following image:  [188.53Kb] Edited by piros on 13-10-2015 10:37 |
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| piros |
Posted on 12-10-2015 19:20
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1818 Joined: 04.01.12 |
P.S.: I realised now that Saropogon is a virtually hopeless genus... |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 12-10-2015 23:25
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2225 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Yes, it is hopeless : ). But this one keys out to S. eucerus in Engel. Please note the very long third antennal segment. With a BIG CF because the description in Engel does not fit entirely. . This one is the male... the other one is a female......it also keys out into the direction of eucerus but the third antennal segment is short and that doesn't fit.......The visibility of tomentose areas are very dependant on lightfall...
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 12-10-2015 23:26 Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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| piros |
Posted on 13-10-2015 10:35
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1818 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thanks a lot! |
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