 Bombylidae Conophorinae?
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| javig |
Posted on 20-05-2007 11:10
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Taken in Granada, Southern Spain. May 2007. Very common in flowers. This insect has a long proboscis inserted in the flower (hidden in the photo). Many thanks. Edited by javig on 20-05-2007 11:12 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-05-2007 11:44
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Conophorus sp. ? Here I see many bombyliid flies around. Not now, because it is raining hard...  |
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| javig |
Posted on 20-05-2007 12:14
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yes, I also have thought Conophorus... but in a book I read the genus Conophorus has the proboscis same length that the head, but the book is only for French species... Thanks Jorge! |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 20-05-2007 16:03
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I am away from my collection at the moment so have to rely on memory. if it has a long proboscis like Bombylius then possibly Bombylisoma. Conophorus should have a relatively short proboscis and swollen basal antenna segments. |
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| javig |
Posted on 20-05-2007 18:40
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mmm... yes, it has the basal segments of the antenna swollen, and the proboscis is shorter than Bombylius, but not very short...  Another view (it's not a good photo):  thanks to all |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 23-05-2007 17:00
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looking at my specimens i conclude that this is Conophorus but not a species i have specimens of so cant say more without specimens. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
