Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hybomitra bimaculata (Tabanidae)

Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-11-2008 22:48
#1
Is this Hybomitra bimaculata?

Female, 13.5mm, lowland central France (la Brenne), old oak wooded heathland with old marle pit ponds, 8 July 2008.

Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-11-2008 22:49
#2
Ventral view.

Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-11-2008 22:50
#3
Lateral view.

Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-11-2008 22:51
#4
Dorsal view.

Posted by Zeegers on 17-11-2008 09:14
#5
Yes.

The median triangle are exceptionally strong.
Rather confusing.


Theo

Posted by Susan R Walter on 17-11-2008 21:26
#6
Thank you Theo. I have at least one other specimen with very clear median triangles from the reserve this one came from.