Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pipunculidae => Nephrocerus scutellatus? (NW Spain)

Posted by Belen on 15-11-2013 21:15
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Attracted by black light trap in a riparian forest.
July 4

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Thanks!

Posted by Belen on 17-12-2013 20:04
#2
Looks very distinctive, is it possible to confirm the identification?

Posted by Christian Kehlmaier on 18-12-2013 16:12
#3
Hola Belen,

Should be a female Nephrocerus scutellatus indeed. If I am not mistaken, the second record of this species and genus for the Iberian Peninsula. The first record was from Navarra. Great find |t

Christian