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 Chrysops key character
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| Tony T |
Posted on 06-06-2007 21:49
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 662 Joined: 08.02.07 |
3 June 2007 New Brunswick Canada. A very useful, and convenient, character for identifying female Chrysops spp. is the absence (top image C. calvus)) or presence (bottom C. mitis) of a yellow pollinose stripe on the clypeus. These character states readily divide the North American spp. into 2 more manageable groupings. Tony T attached the following image:  [121.21Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-06-2007 07:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18791 Joined: 21.07.04 |
As nicely illustrated. In the Old World, unfortunately, the majority is of the lower type. Theo |
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