#1
Is it possible to ID this Linnaemya a bit further?
Dunes near the coast, Holland, 04-08-2023
Posted by
Zeegers on 06-08-2023 08:06
#4
Alas, it is not a Linnaemyia, but a Phebellia. The balck palpus and golden frons clearly indicate Ph. nigripalpis.
Nomenclatoral note: over the last decades, the genus was named Prooppia. Unfortunately, the type species was incorrectly assessed acording to DNA analysis, which forced a change of names:
Prooppia (old) -> Phebellia (new)
Phebellia (old). ->. Melibaea (new)
My apologies for this mess.
See
https://kmkjournals.com/journals/EEJ/EEJ_Index_Volumes/EEJ_22/EEJ_22_2_085_094
Theo
#5
Dear Theo,
Many thanks!
No apologies needed, the mess was clarified.
I was completely wrong with the determination.
All the best, Sandra
Posted by
Zeegers on 06-08-2023 14:18
#6
These Phebellia s.l. do resemble Eurithia or Linnaemyia superficially.
I’d rather preserved the interetation of Phebellia, but this was simply not possible. So beware that Phebellia s.s. means something different than 5 weeks ago !
Theo