Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hippobosca to ID
Posted by Rui Andrade on 04-09-2010 16:42
#1
A friend of mine collected an hippoboscid and gave it to me. I think it is Hippobosca, and if so it is the first time I meet this genus.
In Portugal there are recorded both H. equina and H. longipennis. Following a key that I have, I think it could be H. longipennis because the wing veins are yellowish with dark stripes. What do you think?
location: Melgaço, Portugal
date: 17/08/2010
Posted by Rui Andrade on 04-09-2010 16:43
#2
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Posted by Zeegers on 04-09-2010 19:36
#3
I see no pattern on thorax and scutellum
Did it get wet or greasy ?
Otherwise, it can't be Hippobosca
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 04-09-2010 23:07
#4
Thank you for your reply Theo. The fly was in alcohol before I took the photo, but afterwards I let it dry and this seems to be the specimen's natural colour. Do you need any detail to know the genus?
Posted by Mark-uk on 05-09-2010 11:35
#5
This does not look dissimilar to my specimen of
Hippobosca equina, I have plead ignorance on
H. longipennis as in the UK it is only known from imported large cats in zoos. It also occurs on domestic dogs in southern Europe, so one you may need to consider. Do you know what mammal it was found on or near?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 05-09-2010 14:03
#6
The mammal in question was a human being:).
Posted by Zeegers on 05-09-2010 17:44
#7
I was a bit worried about the possbility of Pseudolynchia, which resembles Hippobosca pretty much. The legs have a completely different colouration, I just noticed int he gallery.
So Hippobosca seems OK,. Longipennis is not (or hardly ?) an European species, more Asian. I have it from Nepal. It has the wing venation much more costal.
So this i H. equina, in my opinion.Alkohol make reddish and yellowish colours often much more vivid.
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 06-09-2010 21:30
#8
Thanks a lot Theo for your effort!