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4755 ♂ ate pistil of
Geranium molle in the garden of our house in Cne : Donzy (Nièvre - France) - 24.05.2010
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Biblio.Chevin 1 - in Bulletin de la Sté linnéenne de Lyon - Tome 46 - Fasc. 10 - 1977 - p.369
Chevin 2 - in Bulletin de la Sté linnéenne de Lyon - Tome 66 - Fasc. 8 - 1997 - p.219
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The species
italica has changed that name, because
Fausto Pesarini writes in French :
"Le nom considéré comme valide aujourd'hui est
Corynis meridionalis (Konow, 1886) (le taxon “
Cimbex italica Lepeletier, 1823” avait été mal interprété : il correspondait en fait à
Corynis obscura (Fabricius, 1775) et non à
C. italica)"
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This rare sp., of south of Europe, was captured in France :
- In some warm depart. of the south (Ardèche, Corrèze, Drôme, Hérault, Lot, Lozère & Pyrénées-orientales).
- In Savoie.
- In Beaune (depart. Côte-d' Or), there is more than 1 century.
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It is by capturing this
Corynis that I could differentiate completely
C. obscura &
C. italica .
The Habitus are identical but :
- ♂ & ♀ , according to
Chevin 2C. italica : Length of internal spur of tibiae 3 ~ length of 1st article of tarsus.
C. obscura : Length of internal spur of tibiae 3 ~ 1/2 length of 1st article of tarsus.
- ♂ , according to
Chevin 1C. italica : The tergite 7 has a longitudinal depression.
C. obscura : The tergite 7 does not have longitudinal depression.
.. One can notice, but is this specific ?
C. italica : Stigma and costal & subcostal cells are dark brown.
C. obscura : Stigma and costal & subcostal cells are clear brown.
Saluti.
D & JP Balmer