Thread subject: Diptera.info :: [Cimbicidae] Abia candens
Posted by crex on 29-07-2006 23:40
#1
From midwest Sweden in july 2006. I'm pretty sure this belongs to
Cimbicidae, maybe even
Trichiosoma tibiale. Can anyone confirm this or suggest another species!? TIA!
Edited by crex on 17-11-2006 09:05
Posted by crex on 30-07-2006 09:38
#2
Another shot. I don't think this is
Trichiosoma. They seems to be too hairy. Now I'm closer to
Abia. I have yet so see a photo of such a black one. As I understand it, none of the
Cimbicidae species is very common.
Edited by crex on 30-07-2006 09:39
Posted by ChrisR on 01-08-2006 10:23
#3
My guess would be
Abia because I caught something very similar here in England a few weeks ago, with clubbed antennaeand gold/green metallic colouration. That keyed out to
Abia sericea, but of course there and a few similar species! :)
Posted by crex on 18-08-2006 15:06
#4
Chris Raper wrote:
My guess would be Abia because I caught something very similar here in England a few weeks ago, with clubbed antennaeand gold/green metallic colouration. That keyed out to Abia sericea, but of course there and a few similar species! :)
Thnx. What key were you using? Online?
Posted by crex on 21-08-2006 14:18
#5
Sometimes I wish I did collect species ...
Cimbicidae expert Andreas Taeger was kind enough to look at the photos of the Abia. He wrote: "... according to the figures this is very likely
Abia candens (Konow 1887); according to our files (which are surely incomplete) this is a new record for Sweden. To be completely sure, a pinned specimen would be helpful". I hope A. Taeger don't mind me quoting him on this ...