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 Eriothrix rufomaculata
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| Jordi Clavell |
Posted on 15-09-2024 11:05
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 Member Location: Sant Martí d'Albars, Catalonia Posts: 1161 Joined: 04.05.08 |
Could someone help me identifying these fly? The photo was made near Barcelona, Catalonia (NE Spain), on 07.09.2024. Perhaps Eriothrix rufomaculatus? Thanks! Jordi Clavell attached the following image:  [109.27Kb] Edited by Jordi Clavell on 16-09-2024 17:02 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-09-2024 22:48
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Jordi Clavell wrote: Perhaps Eriothrix rufomaculatus? Eriothrix rufomaculata. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Jordi Clavell |
Posted on 16-09-2024 16:58
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Member Location: Sant Martí d'Albars, Catalonia Posts: 1161 Joined: 04.05.08 |
Thanks, Jürgen!! |
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| Carlo Monari |
Posted on 17-09-2024 07:43
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Member Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 253 Joined: 28.04.11 |
AFAIK, Eriothrix is masculine, so it should be rufomaculatus. You can check in Systema Dipterorum too.
Edited by Carlo Monari on 17-09-2024 07:45 Best regards, Carlo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-09-2024 11:04
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I am sorry to disagree, thrix is Greek and female according to my dictionary. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 17-09-2024 15:26
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10174 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Feminine adjectives dominate masculine in combination with Eriothrix in the world checklist. There is an exception. The name Tachina argyreata Meigen, 1824 was changed to Eriothrix argyreatus. In the other direction, the name Eriothrix furvus Kolomiets, 1967 was changed to Eriothrix furva. Presumably the roots are ἔριον + θρῐ́ξ with the latter feminine. Meigen did not explain the etymology. He did describe the body as "dichtborstig". |
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| Carlo Monari |
Posted on 18-09-2024 08:00
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Member Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 253 Joined: 28.04.11 |
Indeed if that is the etymology the name Eriothrix is feminine. Somewhere I got the information that the latin substantive Eriothrix was masculine and since in the Nomenclator query of Systema Dipterorum the valid name for this species is Eriothrix rufomaculatus I didn't check further. Thanks to both.
Best regards, Carlo |
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