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 Sphaerophoria species
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 07-08-2007 18:36
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Hi! I would like to know how many species within Sphaerophoria exist in Europe (and in Portugal if possible) and if S. scripta is easily recognizable from the other species. The species in the photo is S. scripta? Thanks 
Edited by Rui Andrade on 16-11-2007 20:45 |
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| crex |
Posted on 07-08-2007 19:07
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Fauna Europaea mentions these ... Sphaerophoria abbreviata Sphaerophoria bankowskae Sphaerophoria batava Sphaerophoria boreoalpina Sphaerophoria chongjini Sphaerophoria estebani Sphaerophoria fatarum Sphaerophoria infuscata Sphaerophoria interrupta Sphaerophoria laurae Sphaerophoria loewi Sphaerophoria nigra Sphaerophoria philantha Sphaerophoria pictipes Sphaerophoria potentillae Sphaerophoria rueppelli Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria shirchan Sphaerophoria taeniata Sphaerophoria turkmenica Sphaerophoria virgata |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 07-08-2007 22:07
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you crex |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 07-08-2007 22:16
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Addd Spherophoria kaa from Sweden, Finland and NW Russia (plus Russian Far East). It was only recently recognised in Europe, Fauna Europaea hasn't yet updated its records.
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| caliprobola |
Posted on 08-08-2007 08:42
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 203 Joined: 24.05.07 |
and most of those species are only recognisable in the males... |
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| Guenter |
Posted on 08-08-2007 11:30
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Member Location: Dornbirn, Austria Posts: 278 Joined: 09.12.05 |
Males: abdomen clearly longer than wings --> S. scripta
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| conopid |
Posted on 08-08-2007 22:19
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
The new Finnish book has a key to female Sphaerophoria. I have not tried it out yet though.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-08-2007 22:25
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you all. I suppose the males I see are all S. scripta because they have long abdomens. |
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