Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae larvae, help id, please. -> Tabanus cordiger

Posted by atylotus on 09-11-2021 10:54
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I checked Andreeva (1990) but there are several other possibilities next to T. cordiger. It is definitely a Tabanus sp., but there are several other species with these long pseudopods. To know for sure you need to check if there are well developed pseudopods at the ventral side of the last (anal) segment or not. You can exclude some other species if you know this. My Russian isn't that good, but I can send you the key for ID if you like.