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Tachinidae - Gymnosoma sp.
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 21:31
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi * locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.04.22 * size - 5-6 mm (medium fly) * habitat - woodland, near river * substrate - Heracleum sp. a little blurry, sorry. Gymnosoma sp. Perhaps rotundatum? jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [158.94Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 04-05-2007 00:55 |
ChrisR |
Posted on 22-04-2007 22:00
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Theo can help better with these but I am not sure you'll get an identification. The genus contains many very nice, brightly-coloured, slightly variable and nearly identical species... and the situation gets worse in southern Europe |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 22:01
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmmm... i have it collected. |
ChrisR |
Posted on 22-04-2007 22:12
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Then your problems have only just started!! The general advice is that Gymnosoma is a genus that needs serious revision... but nobody is brave enough to take it on! The Central European key (Tschorsnig & Herting, 1994) is your best bet - let us know what you find |
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