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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_D6Xz3QlQBK7efPloeCFZqA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Regarding the second of Angus's photos below, i.e., the plain brown crane fly, I have been seeing small numbers of the large lawn species of crane fl= y over the past week, but I can't recall the scientific name without going to my books at the university. Chris, what is the large plain lawn species called, the one with leatherjackets as the larvae? Cheers and thanks from Jim ---------- From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:49:28 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Crane Flies 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 relate= d species. Cheers! Chris _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada=A0 B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 =A0 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. --Boundary_(ID_D6Xz3QlQBK7efPloeCFZqA) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FW: [NatureNS] Crane Flies</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Regarding the second of Angus's photos below, i.e., the plain brown crane f= ly, I have been seeing small numbers of the large lawn species of crane fly = over the past week, but I can't recall the scientific name without going to = my books at the university. Chris, what is the large plain lawn specie= s called, the one with leatherjackets as the larvae?<BR> <BR> Cheers and thanks from Jim<BR> ----------<BR> <B>From: </B>Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca><BR> <B>Reply-To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Date: </B>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:49:28 -0300<BR> <B>To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Subject: </B>Re: [NatureNS] Crane Flies<BR> <BR> Hi Angus,<BR> <BR> On 31-Aug-06, at 11:56 AM, Angus MacLean wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>I am finding Crane Flies to be particularly interesting but thi= s one, the Phantom Crane Fly, is, without a doubt, the most intriguing of an= y I have found so far. Even forensic scientists would have difficulty obtain= ing DNA from such a frail creature!<BR> <BR> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228808802/<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> This is <I>Bittacomorpha clavipes</I> Fabricius, the only species of the Pt= ychopteridae (Phantom Crane Flies) that we have here in Nova Scotia.<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR> The next one is a more common species. It is illustrated in the "Aubud= on Guide to NA Insects & Spiders" but the scientific name is not gi= ven.<BR> <BR> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/230093932/<BR> <BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> I think this is probably <I>Tipula perlongipes</I> Johns. or a very closely= related species.<BR> <BR> Cheers!<BR> <BR> Chris<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.= _._._._._._._._._.</FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times">Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural Histor= y</FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada=A0 B3H 3A= 6</FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times">(902) 424-6435 =A0 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca></= FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.= _._._._._._._._._.</FONT> <BR> <BR> <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --Boundary_(ID_D6Xz3QlQBK7efPloeCFZqA)--
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