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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-10-2007 20:28
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14109 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Is it possible to tell whether this is Empicoris culiciformis or vagabundus (the third German species, E. baerensprungi, is not listed for our region)? Found on October-3 at our house wall (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Length about 5 mm. I had it already in my forum, but got no reply. The posting (in German) with several more pics can be found here: http://insektenfo...adid=10940 Thanks in advance! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [30.18Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 12-10-2007 20:47
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 Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
The UK key (by Peter Kirby) splits off vagabundus simply on length: vagabundus is 6-7.1mm, culiciformis and baerensprungi are 4.1-5.5mm. E. baerensprungi has a tubercle on the mid-line of the rear margin of the pronotum, culiciformis doesn't have this (best seen in side view). What a lovely insect  Martin Martin Harvey |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 13-10-2007 15:52
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14109 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Martin! haematocephalus wrote: The UK key (by Peter Kirby) splits off vagabundus simply on length: vagabundus is 6-7.1mm, culiciformis and baerensprungi are 4.1-5.5mm. E. baerensprungi has a tubercle on the mid-line of the rear margin of the pronotum, culiciformis doesn't have this (best seen in side view). Many thanks! Then it must be E. culiciformis, it was really rather small. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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