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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-18-606225831 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Angus, On 31-Aug-06, at 11:56 AM, Angus MacLean wrote: > I am finding Crane Flies to be particularly interesting but this > one, the Phantom Crane Fly, is, without a doubt, the most > intriguing of any I have found so far. Even forensic scientists > would have difficulty obtaining DNA from such a frail creature! > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228808802/ This is Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, the only species of the Ptychopteridae (Phantom Crane Flies) that we have here in Nova Scotia. > > The next one is a more common species. It is illustrated in the > "Aubudon Guide to NA Insects & Spiders" but the scientific name is > not given. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/230093932/ I think this is probably Tipula perlongipes Johns. or a very closely related species. Cheers! Chris _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-18-606225831 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 31-Aug-06, at 11:56 AM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">I am finding Crane Flies to be particularly = interesting but this one, the Phantom Crane Fly, is, without a doubt, = the most intriguing of any I have found so far. Even forensic scientists = would have difficulty obtaining DNA from such a frail = creature!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228808802/">http://www.f= lickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228808802/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">This is <I>Bittacomorpha clavipes</I> = Fabricius, the only species of the Ptychopteridae (Phantom Crane Flies) = that we have here in Nova Scotia.</SPAN></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The next one is a more common species. It is = illustrated in the "Aubudon Guide to NA Insects & Spiders" but the = scientific name is not given.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/230093932/">http://www.f= lickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/230093932/</A></DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">I think = this is probably <I>Tipula perlongipes</I> Johns. or a very closely = related species.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><DIV> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka = - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-18-606225831--
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