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 Tephritidae 01?
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 26-08-2008 15:47
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
I would appreciate if somebody could help me ID this one. Thanks. Shot in SE Spain in semiarid scrubland on Centaurea sp. 05/06/2008. Pulp?, Murcia. Aprox. 350 masl. Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [131.87Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 26-08-2008 15:50
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Either Urophora cuspidata Mg. (if the plant belongs to the sg. Lopholoma) or, more probably, U. hispanica Strobl (on Mantisalca salmantica). They differ mostly by the fine structure of the aculeus of the ovipositor.
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