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Empis tessellata
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Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Empis nigricrus Gmelin, 1790 (p. 2891) (nomen dubium; doubtful synonym)
Empis tessellata
Fabricius, 1794
Empis tessellata tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis funebris Meigen, 1804 (nomen dubium, doubtful synonym)
Empis fraterna Loew, 1865
Empis tessellata nigripes Strobl, 1880 (nec
Fabricius, 1794)
Empis nigripes (Strobl, 1880)
Empis tessellata genuina Strobl, 1893
Empis genuina (Strobl, 1893)
Empis
tessellata atripes Strobl, 1893
Empis atripes (Strobl, 1893)
Empis tessellata tipuloides auct. nec Linnaeus,
1758 (misidentification)
Empis tipuloides auct. nec Linnaeus, 1758
(misidentification)
Note: the name Empis nigricrus has been given to a single specimen in
the famous Museum Leskeanum which is presumably lost. The original
description is insufficient and the identity is entirely unclear. Empis
nigricrus is described as "cinerea, femoribus nigris, tibiis alisque
ferrugineis" ("grey, femora black, tibiae and wings rust-red (=dark
brown)"): Empis tesselata is generally a "grey Empis", and has darkened
wings. It shows quite some variation in leg coloration, but most
specimens have black femora and brown tibiae. Thus, the description of
Empis nigricrus quite generally fits Empis tesselata and therefore I
tentatively place it here.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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