Thread subject: Diptera.info :: id please
Posted by
jokin on 26-05-2007 18:41
#1
taken today in Cartagena.south of Spain

#2
I would say Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae but I'm not sure.
#3
Nemopteridae,
Nemoptera sp., not
bipennis, and from my book I understood there is only one other in the Iberian Peninsula, so...
#4
Looks like
bipennis to me, but I'm no expert on this group.

Posted by
Isidro on 26-05-2007 20:04
#5
Is bipennis without dubt, it is the only species in Iberian Peninsula. It's probably the most unmistakable of all the Spanish insects.
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Jokin, casualmente me encontr? tambi?n la Nemoptera bipennis en Pe?aflor hace una semana, he colgado la foto en Insectarium Virtual, en realidad es pronto para que vuele, sale m?s en verano.
Hablando de Insectarium, de momento parece que est? "out"
#6
Well, then I'd better ditch the book. The wing markings for
bipennis as illustrated there are different and it mentions two species in Southern Europe, Iberia only...
Posted by
Isidro on 27-05-2007 16:59
#7
Yes, in South-East Europe are found Nemoptera coa, but this species not exist in Spain.
There are aother 3 species of Nemopteridae in Iberian Peninsula, but becomes tho other genus: Lertha sofiae, Pterocroce capillaris and Josandreva sazi.