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 Eumerus cf. amoenus, Israel
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 09-10-2007 13:14
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Taken in Jerusalem, about 12 mm in size. There are two white spots in the abdomen. Eyes are tight - male? GlassOWater attached the following image:  [82.08Kb] Edited by GlassOWater on 24-10-2007 13:44 |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 09-10-2007 13:15
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Mostly white abdomen.
GlassOWater attached the following image:  [64.28Kb] |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 09-10-2007 14:10
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
A male in the genus Eumerus, probably not further identifiable! Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 09-10-2007 14:17
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
What is needed for further identification? |
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| Andre |
Posted on 09-10-2007 16:08
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
The pinned specimen, preferrably with the genitalia extracted. And some good literature  I'd be interested to try... |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 09-10-2007 17:32
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
I don't collect insects. |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 09-10-2007 18:15
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Or a picture of the abdominal pattern and a better picture of the fourth sternite, this might do the job, but I can't promise a sure id. John |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 11-10-2007 17:01
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 Member Location: Sacramento CA USA Posts: 194 Joined: 30.06.05 |
Without a good look at the genitalia, there is not much somebody can say about the species. But if you want a good guess, from the overall shape, the thin stripes on the thorax head shape etc, I would guesss it is Eumerus amoenus. It is common in Israel, but there are many even undescribed species there... Cheers Martin Martin Hauser |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 12-10-2007 10:55
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Thanks! I don't have better pictures of that one, so we'll have to do with Eumerus cf. amoenus! And on a different note, how come you know about taxonomy in Israel? |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 23-10-2007 22:50
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Member Location: Sacramento CA USA Posts: 194 Joined: 30.06.05 |
GlassOWater wrote: Thanks! I don't have better pictures of that one, so we'll have to do with Eumerus cf. amoenus! And on a different note, how come you know about taxonomy in Israel? I collected there many years ago (awesome collecting, many new spcies) and I know several Dipterists from Israel (Amnon Freidberg, Netta Dorchin)... I just finished a work about Nemotelus of Israel with Amnon (and I was planning to work on some of the Eumerus from there).... So there are many connections... Martin Hauser |
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| conopid |
Posted on 23-10-2007 23:05
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Hi GlassOWater It would really help you to identify flies if you did collect some of them. Can I encourage you to try collecting? Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 24-10-2007 13:41
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Very interesting Martin! As for Nigel, well, I would like to collect. But right now I don't have the time for it, since I'm starting my military service in less than 3 weeks. So I'm just trying to learn as much as I can without putting too much time into this. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 05-11-2007 20:33
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Come on, refuse! Bar Rafaeli is also not going to join....!  |
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| GlassOWater |
Posted on 06-11-2007 11:14
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 117 Joined: 26.09.07 |
 Because of this it now it is dangerous to mention her name in Israel... Only five days left  |
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but don't see the image in the post.