Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae <Tabanus bromius> ID by Tabanus

Posted by valter on 18-04-2009 17:57
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Location: Algarve, Portugal

Date Photo Taken: March 29, 2009

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Edited by valter on 22-04-2009 18:23

Posted by Tabanus on 22-04-2009 10:37
#2
Hi,

This specimens most probably Tabanus bromius flavofemoratus Strobl, 1908. It would be better &#305;f you could send to photo of frontal stripe

Posted by valter on 22-04-2009 11:36
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Tabanus wrote:
Hi,

This specimens most probably Tabanus bromius flavofemoratus Strobl, 1908. It would be better &#305;f you could send to photo of frontal stripe


Tabanus flavofemoratus or Tabanus bromius ???

Posted by Zeegers on 22-04-2009 18:09
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I see no reason for flavofemoratus, whether that is a species or not, it might very well be bromius. We can't see the femora (can we ?) and there is no appendix to vein R.

Theo