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Posted by blowave on 26-12-2009 23:24

Hi,

Sorry, only one pic but here it is. Taken on 10th July 2009 in my garden near Lincoln UK.

This is about the last of possible Tachs, I have a few probable Calliphorids apart from my many Sarcs.;)

Janet:)

Posted by blowave on 27-12-2009 00:03

ChrisR wrote:
Yes, looks fine :)

Oh, great, thanks! Do I get 10/10 for that?:D

Posted by ChrisR on 27-12-2009 00:20

Well, I think the current name is T.nigripes - but I get confused about that too ;)

Edited by ChrisR on 27-12-2009 00:20

Posted by blowave on 27-12-2009 00:41

I did wonder ;), your list has it as nigrina with 3 pics given that name, the 4th has nigripes.:D

Posted by Jaakko on 28-12-2009 20:30

ChrisR wrote:
Well, I think the current name is T.nigripes - but I get confused about that too ;)

I have heard rumors that the they actually would be separate species (nigrina/nigripes), but I guess we need to wait for the confirmation...

Posted by blowave on 28-12-2009 21:38

Jaakko wrote:

ChrisR wrote:
Well, I think the current name is T.nigripes - but I get confused about that too ;)

I have heard rumors that the they actually would be separate species (nigrina/nigripes), but I guess we need to wait for the confirmation...

Well that might cause my records to be wrong, I have sent it to Chris as T. nigripes but I will leave that to Chris to sort out.;) There is a previous name from 1794 Thelaira nigripes, if that doesn't confuse any further.:D

Posted by ChrisR on 29-12-2009 00:06

I think currently all UK records for T.nigripes/nigrina are T.nigripes in the sense that we use the name today. I think Christer Bergstrom has proposed some changes to the taxonomy of Thelaira that would see a different/new species called T.nigrina but I am not sure how far this has gone or whether his paper has been published.

Personally I would find this very confusing unless the differences were very easy to spot.

Edited by ChrisR on 29-12-2009 00:06