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More Information about: vitta
Term vitta
Explanation Plural: vittae.
A broad stripe, most often used while describing longitudinal bands on the thorax but can be used for the abdomen and head, when it mostly will be used to describe a cross-band.
E.g.: "Presutural area of scutum with irregular dark brown vittae on lateral margin -Oestrophasia (Cenosoma) sabroskyi."

Category Morphology: general terms
Submitted by Robert Nash
Date Added/
Modified		 16.02.07
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Gnats2meetu
29.07.24 14:19
Don't suppose anyone knows anwhere selling a copy of Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera 2? Always wanted a copy.... Smile

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Following up on the update provided by Paul on the donations received in 2024, I just made a donation. Follow my example Wink

rafael_carbonell
07.03.24 01:01
Some flies preserved in ethanol and then pinned often get the eyes sunken, how can this be avoided? Best answer: I usually keep alcohol-collected material in alcohol

pensae
17.08.23 16:23
Aneomochtherus

pjt
17.08.23 14:54
Tony, I HAD a blank in the file name. Sorry!

pjt
17.08.23 14:44
Tony, thanks! I tried it (see "Cylindromyia" Wink but don't see the image in the post.

Tony Irwin
17.08.23 12:37
pjt - just send the post and attached image. Do not preview thread, as this will lose the link to the image,

pjt
16.08.23 09:37
Tried to attach an image to a forum post. jpg, 32kB, 72dpi, no blanks, ... File name is correctly displayed, but when I click "Preview Thread" it just vanishes. Help!

Gordon
23.02.23 22:29
Has anyone used the Leica DM500, any comments.

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