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Chorisops tibialis female
Elena Regina	#1 Posted on 19-02-2021 23:23
Member Location: Posts: 201 Joined: 11.11.15	Lazio, 2020-X, WS 9 mm Edited by Elena Regina on 27-02-2021 15:40 Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.


eklans	#2 Posted on 20-02-2021 08:57
Member Location: Posts: 3337 Joined: 11.11.18	Hi Elena, yes - it's a female C. tibialis. Greetings, Eric


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 20-02-2021 09:17
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Well, they have 4-5 species in Italy, which can only be recgnized by genitalia. I would stop at Chorisops. Theo


Elena Regina	#4 Posted on 21-02-2021 19:29
Member Location: Posts: 201 Joined: 11.11.15	Zeegers wrote: Well, they have 4-5 species in Italy, which can only be recgnized by genitalia. I would stop at Chorisops. Theo C. tibialis is the only sp present in IT, according to faunaitalia... What about the others?? https://web.archi...yidae.html Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.


Ectemnius	#5 Posted on 21-02-2021 23:55
Member Location: Posts: 845 Joined: 22.11.11	Hi Elina, There are not many Entomological publications, certainly of Diptera, from Italy. But there are some very good ones, there is one about Stratiomyiidae: https://www.resea.../258065960 faunaitalia clearly is not.... Kind regards, Ectemnius


eklans	#6 Posted on 22-02-2021 09:06
Member Location: Posts: 3337 Joined: 11.11.18	That's true, Ectemnius! But unfortunately there are not enough images to exclude caroli and masoni which are possible for Lazio, too. I think we can only exlude nagatomi due to it's mostly yellow abdomen. Saluti, Eric


Paul Beuk	#7 Posted on 22-02-2021 10:45
Super Administrator Location: Posts: 19208 Joined: 11.05.04	And to be honest, the key to Chorisops in the last publication s*cks. Text of the key does not match with the illustrations... Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Elena Regina	#8 Posted on 27-02-2021 15:40
Member Location: Posts: 201 Joined: 11.11.15	C. tibialis is confirmed. REFERENCES F. Mason 2013: Updated Italian checklist of Soldier Flies (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), pp. 67-73. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.336.6016 Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.