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Elachiptera megaspis
Manuel Lopez
Around 3 mm. This afternoon I've seen a lot of them in the Padul wetland environment.

Granada, S Spain, February 22, 2012.

I have more pictures if needed

Thanks for your help

Best regards
Edited by Manuel Lopez on 17-05-2013 16:57
 
Manuel Lopez
Another shot
 
Manuel Lopez
Another one
 
Sara21392
Chloropidae, Oscinellinae. About species will try to say soon!
Sincerely yours
Sara
 
Sara21392
Do you have some more pics about ocellar triangle, profile of head, above of thorax and also wings, clearly? Smile
Sincerely yours
Sara
 
Manuel Lopez
All the photos I have... 4 ...
 
Manuel Lopez
...5...
 
Manuel Lopez
...6...
 
Manuel Lopez
and 7
 
Manuel Lopez
Thanks Sara. I have more images in RAW format. I'll try a better detail for you Wink
Edited by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 23:13
 
Manuel Lopez
Here I am again with two more photos.
This one
 
Manuel Lopez
The last one
Edited by Manuel Lopez on 23-02-2012 01:05
 
Sara21392
This species is very nice and I haven't seen it so far, I had doubt between 2 cases and for sure I asked to another expert of Chloropidae (Terry Wheeler).
Anyway in his opinion that's PROBABLY Elachiptera sp.
I hope we will find the name as sure!
Sincerely yours
Sara
 
Manuel Lopez
Thanks so much Sara Wink
 
Manuel Lopez
Another photo
 
Sara21392
I am sure now that is Elachiptera genus but about species I just can guess E. cf. megaspis Smile Cool
Edited by Sara21392 on 15-03-2012 15:48
Sincerely yours
Sara
 
Manuel Lopez
Thank you Sara Wink
 
von Tschirnhaus
Elachiptera megaspis (Loew, 1858), Chloropidae has (different from bimaculata) a typical triangular and elongate form of the scutellum with prominent yellow approached apical projections and long apical setae. The tergites have a coarse surface structure, to be seen in the pictures. It belongs to a taxonomically difficult species-group including the similar graeca Duda, 1932. E. megaspis normally possess a dark occiput, but in the pictures it is yellow above.
 
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/biologie/sammlung/inde
von Tschirnhaus
Additional comments: E. megaspis was reared by Falcoz (1930, Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France (nouvelle Série) 35: [p.150 in] 148-154) from stems of Nasturtium officinale (Brassicaceae). It occurs in all countries around the Mediterranean Sea, was recorded from most of its major islands and also from the Acores, Canary Islands and Madeira. Records from more northern countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, England, Ireland) are rare. Denmark (in the Pal. Catalogue 1984) was not confirmed by Nartshuk & Andersson 2013 in Fauna ent. scand. 343.
 
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