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 Saropogon spp?? 2 from Samos
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| nick upton |
Posted on 27-08-2011 14:27
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone ID these 2 Asilids from Samos, a Greek island, but just a few miles off the coast of Turkey. Might they both be Saropogon spp?? Both were around at the same time, hunting on beach pebbles. Species one with pale legs, and more orange banding on the abdomen: 22.8.11 c13mm Samos nick upton attached the following image:  [107.33Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 27-08-2011 14:30
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Species 2 with dark hindlegs, more black on other legs, less orange banding on abdomen 21.8.11 c13mm Samos, Greece nick upton attached the following image:  [104.15Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Dysmachus |
Posted on 29-08-2011 20:42
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 Member Location: Germany Posts: 321 Joined: 15.03.06 |
Yes, Saropogon - Mrs Miksch (Museum Stuttgart) started a revision some years ago, but she failed. Colour is variable, so you have to check the genitalia after having a revision of all the types. Yours |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 31-08-2011 08:41
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks for this informed reply. This is clearly a very difficult - if attractive group. Interesting to hear that the colour is quite variable. I know there is some sexual dimorphism in this genus also. Do you think these flies could even be of the same species, despite the leg colour differences.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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