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 Thyreus bee
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| zcuc |
Posted on 25-10-2007 09:03
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Few days ago, Israel. I first was mistaken to this it is a Syrphidae fly but after a good look found it is actually a wasp. Can anyone ID? zcuc attached the following image:  [80.48Kb] Edited by zcuc on 28-10-2007 00:38 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-10-2007 12:51
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I can't see clearly enough but if the hairs have branches then it is a bee  |
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| Andre |
Posted on 25-10-2007 12:58
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Flattened tibia and metatarsa?... it's a bee. Apidae. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-10-2007 16:49
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I'D say Apidae as well.  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-10-2007 18:58
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14239 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Possibly genus Thyreus (?). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 26-10-2007 00:26
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks Juergen, Looks like Thyreus  there is another similar genus named Melecta but this one looks more like Thyreus.
Edited by zcuc on 26-10-2007 00:27 |
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| pierred |
Posted on 26-10-2007 06:28
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1465 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, The specimen looks like T. ramosus, drawn on page 342 of the 5th volume of Amiet et al. But there may be other species in the east-mediterranean region. Pierre Duhem |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 28-10-2007 00:50
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
hey pierred, there are several known sp. in Israel: Thyreus hyalinatus Thyreus ramosellus Thyreus ramosus Thyreus tricuspis Thyreus truncatus According to map distribution I think also possible to find: Thyreus affinis Thyreus elegans Thyreus histrionicus ramosus indeed looks like mine, but I don't know the keys for the other species. Do you know which sp. from the list are for sure not the one in my phoho? |
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| pierred |
Posted on 28-10-2007 09:02
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1465 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, I still don't know how to use the key efficiently. I can't help you more on this. Pierre Duhem |
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| Christian Schmid-Egger |
Posted on 28-10-2007 09:54
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Member Location: Germany, Berlin Posts: 233 Joined: 05.08.05 |
Thyreus is one of the 'diffult' genera, even for the few specialists. Regards, Christian |
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