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Micromus variegatus
Gesprenkelter Taghaft
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Specimen
photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen)
on August 22, 2011.
Subspecies
Original description
Synonyms
Hemerobius
aphidivorus Schrank, 1781 (nomen dubium; see
note below)
Hemerobius
variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Micromus
variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)
Micromus
pulchellus Nakahara, 1915
Note: the types of Hemerobius
aphidivorus are lost, but based on the original
description Aspöck et al. (2001) suggest
that the name might refer to Micromus angulatus
and regard it as a nomen dubium. I do not agree
with this notion, because the original
description by Schrank (1781) clearly states
that the wings are white (meaning "transparent")
and have larger and darker wing spots than all
other species known to Schrank ("alis albis;
maculis sparsis fuscis. Simillimus per omnia
priori, nisi quod maculae majores obscuriores").
This description is more similar to Micromus
variegatus and I include it in its synonymy.
Nevertheless, this name is a nomen dubium and
the valid name for the present species is
Micromus variegatus.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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