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| DJHiker |
Posted on 26-10-2015 14:32
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Two robber flies from Crete (different individuals). I first thought they might be Machimus sp., but according to FE Machimus is not present on the isle of Crete. Any suggestions? Location: Mixorouma (Rethimno province), Crete. Alt.: approx. 200m Thanks in advance, David Kohl DJHiker attached the following image:  [191.66Kb] |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 26-10-2015 14:33
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 27-10-2015 16:48
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
These seem to me Tolmerus sp. Tolmerus is a subgenus of Machimus as far as i know. This might be T. CF pyragra
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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| DJHiker |
Posted on 28-10-2015 22:26
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Thanks Reinoud. As far as I can see Tolmerus is now considered a separate genus. I found some pictures of T. pyragra on robberflies.info and –in my perception- the form of the hypopygium seems to match. Only FE stays unrelenting: no Tolmerus in Crete. However, they report it present in mainland Greece, on Samos and on Cyprus. It looks like Crete is almost surrounded with T. pyragra, so maybe some adventurous specimens have taken a chance…… Regards, David |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 30-10-2015 23:41
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Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Looking at the front legs, or what is left of them, this must be an adventurous specimen! FE is based on literature, if no one ever mentioned the species in an official document...... Only two species are listed for Crete!!! This is a joke of course...
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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