pullchellum or puella? (1 Viewer)

buzzard12

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #1

This bluet I found a little confusing, due mainly to the complete antihumeral stripes, despite this I had favouring id as pulchellum due to abdominal markings, the y mark appearing adjoined at base. Now I am not so sure, the spiked dark marks suggested at sides of abdomen seem to suggest puella. Do pulchellum show complete antihumerals on occasion or is this puella?

Thanks in advance...

 

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Brian Stone

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #2

Looks like puella to me. I'd expect incomplete antehumerals and a stem on the s2 marking otherwise. I wasn't aware there was much difference in the abdomenal sides but I have no literature to hand at the moment.

 

pdwinter

Paul Winter

• Jul 13, 2011

• #3

When I look at the pronotum I can (I think!) see a clear wavy line which would also indicate puella. Do you have a shot from a different angle?

I wouldn't worry about the antehumerals - here's a pic of three males taken on the same day at the same location.

 

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RoyW

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• Jul 17, 2011

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IMO this is pulchellum, one of the more puella like individuals that are sometimes known as "puellaformis" (cf. Dijkstra/Lewington).

The antehumeral stripes are not necessarily broken in pulchellum, but there definitely seems to be a 'stalk' on the S2 marking if you look closely, and, although not the best angle, I think that the hind margin of the pronotum is definitely sharply angled rather than rounded.