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Smallest Gymnosoma, Hungary, Balaton
pwalter	#1 Posted on 10-07-2009 23:18
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	This little Gymnosoma was about 3 mm long, I have the specimen. pwalter attached the following image: [135.08Kb]


jorgemotalmeida	#2 Posted on 10-07-2009 23:21
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	Stylogymnomyia nitens.


pwalter	#3 Posted on 10-07-2009 23:22
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	jorgemotalmeida wrote: Stylogymnomyia nitens. Completely unknown to me Thanks!


jorgemotalmeida	#4 Posted on 10-07-2009 23:23
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	it was very common in Pirineos.


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 11-07-2009 08:28
Administrator Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18892 Joined: 21.07.04	Jorge follows my suggestion in separating Stylogymnomyia from Gymnosoma, thanks. In most checklist the species is given as Gymnosoma nitens. Maybe you know it as such. Theo


ChrisR	#6 Posted on 11-07-2009 08:50
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7700 Joined: 12.07.04	A nice photo for the gallery I think Here in the UK they are very rare and only usually found in rough grassland sites around London. Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


pwalter	#7 Posted on 11-07-2009 09:03
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	Thanks for both of You, can You tell the host?


ChrisR	#8 Posted on 11-07-2009 09:15
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7700 Joined: 12.07.04	Tschorsnig & Herting (1994) says "Sciocoris cursitans F & S. helferi Fieb. (Pentatomidae)." Edited by ChrisR on 11-07-2009 09:15 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.