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Hi,

Collected this two females of Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758), I think but something appear strange to me, so any opinions are welcome. The puncture of pronotum is somehow between melanura and bifasciata and some other feature that not convince me on this.
4.july.2010 in north Portugal, near Valongo, on the edge of Ferreira River (41.167096/-8.483768), leg. Cosmin O. Manci.
size of specimens is 10 and 12 mm.

Thanks for your help,
cosmln

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Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci
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Stenurella hybridula (Reitter, 1901) ?
Please have a look of the key of the genus in my Atlas.

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Gianfranco Sama

"Benedetto colui che ti aiuta a correggere i tuoi errori invece di scagliarteli contro"
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Gershom Sholem

checked and compared details at head and pubescense of pronotum with romanian specimens of S.melanura and they looks the same. so most likely just S.melanura

cosmln

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Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci
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Yes, Bense, 1995, of course

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Gianfranco Sama

"Benedetto colui che ti aiuta a correggere i tuoi errori invece di scagliarteli contro"
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Gershom Sholem

if you want later in autumn will send you one of the specimen to take a better look, if you it is the case, just let me know.

cosmln

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Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci
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cosmln's place - my blog
just insects
Dragonflies of Romania