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Index of Subjects --14dae947343d12081805006d4a32 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nancy and Steve: There are two Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification articles on tabanids (horse and deer flies =E2=80=93 the ones with patterned wings). B= oth were written by Tony Thomas of New Brunswick. They provide a great introduction and build on the work of Teskey, formerly of the Canadian National Insect Collection. Here is the link to the one that deals with the horse flies. http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/t_13/t_13.html I am not sure which horse fly this is. A brief scan through BugGuide and Steve Marshall=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98Flies=E2=80=99 suggests that *Atylotus bi= color* would be a possibility. Here is a link to one on BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/673858/bgpage. This is a male because of the eyes meeting in the centre of the face. Unfortunately most of the identification materials focus on the females. DBMcC Georges River, NS David McCorquodale Georges River, NS On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca> wrote: > Hi Nancy, > Unfortunately, there are few Canadian resources for identifying flies, bu= t > thankfully an exception is for family Tabanidae (which this looks like, b= ut > it it not a deer fly, Chrysops sp; looks like a male). Google to Canadia= n > Journal of Arthropod Identification which is out of the U of Alberta, and > pick Tabanidae. I think I actually went to > www.biology.ualberta/bsc/ejournal/tm-08/chrysops23.htm > which got me to the right family. You then hit 'Gallery' at the top whic= h > brings up a picture gallery of ~30 shots of the all species (there are ~2= 5 > species of Chrysops east of the Rockies, so most pics there are one or > other Chrysops). Near the end is Stonemyia rasa, which it possibly could > be. There are 2 Stonemyia species and there's some text about > misidentification of the rasa species with the other Stonemyia. > I'm not good at identification and am not saying that's what it is, but > this would be a good start for you, as you have all the likely species > there, once you know it actually is a tabanid (recognizable as a group). > > As I think I said before but it is worth repeating, anyone can use > BugGuide.net for free, but if you actually join up (also free) and give > yourself a password, you can post images in a section for identification. > Maybe no-one will get to it immediately, but sooner or later they should. > It sounds like you must have done this, so this comment may be irrelevan= t. > An odd limitation with BugGuide is that if you are in a much photo'd > group like Syrphidae (hoverflies) where there are loads of images on file= , > and think you have the likely genus and type that in, it will bring up a > raft of images for that genus but which may not include your species, so > you think it's not there. If you are somehow able to guess the actual > species and type that in, up may come pics of your species -- it was in t= he > file bank all the time, but only a limited selection was presented for > first view under the genus. > Steve (Hfx) > ________________________________________ > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > behalf of nancy dowd [nancypdowd@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] tabanid fly > > This fly was moved to Tabanidae (Deer and Horse Flies) on BugGuide where > it has sat for a few days. It looks different than the familiar > pattern-winged Deer Flies I usually see and is too small for a Horse Fly. > It was at the lights before dawn (details below image): > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14702512497/ > > Anyone here recognize it further than the family level? Possibly a > Stonemyia? > > Thanks for any help, Nancy > > --14dae947343d12081805006d4a32 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Nancy and Steve:<div><br></div><div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">There are two Canadian Journal = of Arthropod Identification articles on tabanids (horse and deer flies =E2=80=93 the one= s with patterned wings).=C2=A0 Both were written by Tony Thomas of New Brunswick.=C2=A0 They provide a great introduction and build on the work of Teskey, formerly of t= he Canadian National Insect Collection.=C2=A0 Here is the link to the one that deals with the horse flies.=C2=A0 <a href= =3D"http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/t_13/t_13.html">http://www.= biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/t_13/t_13.html</a></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">I am not sure which horse fly t= his is.=C2=A0 A brief scan through BugGuide and Steve Marshall=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98Flies=E2=80=99 suggests that <i>Atylotus bicolor</i> would be a possibility.=C2=A0 Here is a link to one on BugGuide: <a href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/6738= 58/bgpage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/673858/bgpage</a>.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">This is a male because of the e= yes meeting in the centre of the face.=C2=A0 Unfortunately most of the identification materials focus on the females.<br><br>DBMcC<br>= Georges River, NS</span></p> </div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"l= tr">David McCorquodale<div>Georges River, NS</div></div></div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Stephe= n Shaw <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:srshaw@dal.ca" target=3D"_bl= ank">srshaw@dal.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Hi Nancy,<br> Unfortunately, there are few Canadian resources for identifying flies, but = thankfully an exception is for family Tabanidae (which this looks like, but= it it not a deer fly, Chrysops sp; looks like a male). =C2=A0Google to Can= adian Journal of Arthropod Identification which is out of the U of Alberta,= and pick Tabanidae. =C2=A0I think I actually went to<br> www.biology.ualberta/bsc/ejournal/tm-08/chrysops23.htm<br> which got me to the right family. =C2=A0You then hit 'Gallery' at t= he top which brings up a picture gallery of ~30 shots of the