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Hi guys. I think these 2 my posts are of 2 different species, thats why I divided it. But it could be just 1 specie....I dont really know.
This one is smaller - up to 8mm. They were collected on blossom Crataegus.
Anyone ?

Looking at your post in waiting list, they look two different species.

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Maurizio Bollino

Hi Zdeno
can you tell me on which plants / flower have you mostly found them ? because i went to Greece this end of April but i just found one
Will get back wednesday and i hope to find more......
nice catch !!

PS sorry i read now you collected them on Crataegus ........we have lots of those plants in Volos but no chance were i was.....

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Marco, quando andrai tu in Grecia i Crataegus saranno ancora fioriti, ma più in quota. Se riesci ad andare sui 700-800 metri, ti divertirai ombrellando.

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Maurizio Bollino

Hi there, just an only species in my opinion, both sexes. Very likely H. nigrina - H. stenolepis group. No further suggestion, the whole group needs revision. Bests, Clickie

Marco, I have been driving all over Greece this year. From Athens - Komotini-Xanthi-Drama-Serres-Chalkidiki-Thessaloniki-Kirkini Mts-Tzena Mt-Veria-Kozani-Meteora-Ossa-Lamia-around Athens and the only place were I have seen Hoplia were Meteora and Ossa, nowhere else ! If you want, I can send you GPS of exact tree .

Clickie, respectfuly, I think there are 2 species. From both " sizes " there are females, that` s why I have took photos of both of them.

Thanks for your effort guys !



P.S. Clickie, there is 1 more specie in waiting list...I didnt realized that. Just wait please for the second photo...I shouldnt mix it up like that

That is to say: these specimens belong to a single species, while those in the waiting list belong to a different species. Is it true?

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Maurizio Bollino

I meant it like this

Well, therefore I suppose I didn't went completely soft in my head, after all

@ zdeno & Maurizio : thanks we have lots of Crataegus over there i will check more next week but because of my girlfriends pregnancy i cannot stay away long time

will inform you about results next week

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