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| DJHiker |
Posted on 10-08-2017 17:05
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Would this be Dasypogon diadema (female)? loc.: shore of Lake Kerkini, eastern Macedonia, Greece date: 2017-06-28 Thanks for your advice. David DJHiker attached the following image:  [266.82Kb] |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 10-08-2017 18:15
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Most likely not (not recorded in Greece and looks too different). But it is a female Dasypogon sp. for sure. In Greece you have: melanopterus, gerardi, kugleri, octonotatus and tsacasi. Reinoud IDed a rather similar one as a possible D.octonotatus not long ago: https://diptera.i...d_id=80392 But again, it is a very difficult genus that needs male genitalia for a positive ID. Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 10-08-2017 18:15 |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 10-08-2017 22:01
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Thanks for your reply. I did consider D. diadema because according to FE its distribution includes Greece. Regards, David |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 10-08-2017 22:13
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
According to Tomasovic 1999, D. diadema is more a Western species. Unless it has been discovered in all those eastern countries in recent years, which also can be. But your fly doesn't fit the description of D. diadema, (which is a very variable species in colours by the way, but I have never seen such an aberrant colouration in that species) and fits rather nicely that of D. octonotatus. However I am totally unfamiliar with the species of Greece so I feel a bit uneasy giving an opinion... Sorry I cannot help you more. Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 10-08-2017 23:18 |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 13-08-2017 19:58
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 430 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Good, I'll file it as an uncertain D. octonotatus, thanks again. Regards, David Edited by DJHiker on 13-08-2017 19:59 |
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