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Hi again!

My second question today. Might this be Paragus quadrifasciatus? Or there is no way to tell it is? I know Paragus are almost impossible to ID but this looks a clon of other specimens labelled as Paragus quadrifasciatus.

Taken in the outskirts of Oviedo, on June the 30th, 2011.

Thank you for anything you can tell me about it!

Marián

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A different view...

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This picture is rubbish but is the only one I could take of the face... it was a very windy day, and I don't know how I managed even to take these three pictures!

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Hello Marian, looks right following the keys of Van Veen. Do not know if there are similar species in Spain however.

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I don't know either, Jan!

I mean, I know there are plenty of species in Spain, many of them are not in the keys of Van Veen, and I don't have idea if there are others here close to Paragus quadrifasciatus. Worst of all, I have no access to that kind of information, so I feel lost!

But at least potentialy it may be Paragus quadrifasciatus, which is not bad for a Paragus.

I've seen and photographed several Paragus in my area, but never even bothered to try to ID them, as I was told they are impossible. But this was bigger, and the features much more distinctive (never before saw one with stripes of hairs in the eyes!) so decided to have a try with it.

Thanks a pile for the help, much appreciated!

Marián

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It is correct.

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Thank you, André!!!

So, is Paragus quadrifasciatus distinctive even in Spain? That would be great news, at least it's a Paragus species easy to determine, that's something!

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I would say it is not so easy to identify Paragus from the photo ... As I know, in Spain, at least P. cinctus and P. hyalopteri could look like P. quadrifasciatus ... But males of these species should have different shape of fourth sternite. Did you catch this specimen? If so, could you take a picture of its abdominal sterna?