Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Miridae, Polymerus sp., northern Norway
Posted by Geir79 on 24-01-2012 23:03
#1
Hello, can anyone identify this one? Don't find much on Miridae, except photogalleries.
Comparing with photos this could be Polymerus palustris (or maybe P. tepastus or P. microphthalmus)...
Is there any keys for this genus or Miridae available online?
Size for this one is between 6 and 6,5 mm (from photo estimate!). Photographed 11.07.2011 in a coastal location in Bodø, northern Norway.
Edited by Geir79 on 24-01-2012 23:40
Posted by Geir79 on 24-01-2012 23:07
#2
Second photo:
Posted by Geir79 on 24-01-2012 23:07
#3
Third:
Posted by Geir79 on 25-01-2012 12:51
#5
Thank you, but I have already seen through these sites, they don't have all the Polymerus sp. that could be found in Norway. Maybe P. tepastus is more likely than palustris or microphthalmus?
Posted by Frank Marquard on 25-01-2012 15:29
#6
mhh, in Norway itīs after
FE only three species possibly and
P. nigrita itīs not.
After
this interesting assertion on Flickr.com itīs your example more like
Polymerus tepastus - the blackish coloration of corium flows directly at the clavus.
Frank
Posted by Geir79 on 25-01-2012 16:04
#7
Thank you, then it's more likely P. tepastus, but it's not possible to ID from photos (sides of abdomen not visible in my photos).
Many Polymerus species are known from Sweden and Finland that's not been found yet in Norway, these may also be possible! (P. palustris and P. microphthalmus look identical to P. tepastus from photos I've found on the net).
Guess it will be Polymerus sp.