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| gardensafarinl |
Posted on 10-10-2018 00:10
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 Member Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 79 Joined: 09.01.06 |
Pupa found in my garden May 25th, 2001. Garden in the Netherlands, sandy soil. Thank you very much in advance  |
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| Ectemnius |
Posted on 10-10-2018 07:37
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 848 Joined: 22.11.11 |
Hello gardensafarinl, U pupae of a Bombyliidae. Seeing the late date I wonder if this might be a Villa hottentotta or just a late Bombylius. I know in our city the options are Bombylius major or B. discolor. You add the sighting to waarneming.nl? Kind regards, Ectemnius |
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| gardensafarinl |
Posted on 10-10-2018 09:43
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Member Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 79 Joined: 09.01.06 |
Thank you very much! Yes, the sighting is in waarneming.nl, where the pupa of a Asilidae was suggested, changed into a Exuviae: https://waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/163148985 Discussion on forum here: https://forum.waarneming.nl/smf/index.php?topic=439827.0 Villa hottentotta has never been seen in my garden, for what it is worth. Spotted in my garden over the years are only B. major and B. venosus. |
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| Even Dankowicz |
Posted on 13-01-2019 19:57
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Member Location: Posts: 14 Joined: 12.06.18 |
I believe this belongs to a member of Asilidae, not Bombyliidae. The presence of 2 mesothoracic spines is characteristic of Asilidae and never found in Bombyliidae. Furthermore, Hull 1973 notes that Bombyliidae never have more than 2 posterior antennal processes; this one has 3. |
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