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22-12-2009, 03:07 PM
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| | | Black weevil with amber legs
Northants garden, 26th March 2009.
Size ~2.75mm (see scale bar).
Help with identification appreciated. 
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22-12-2009, 03:12 PM
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| | | Re: Black weevil with amber legs
tis' a Female Pseudapion rufirostre Bruce. |
22-12-2009, 03:14 PM
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| | | Re: Black weevil with amber legs
Protapion fulvipes! perhaps!
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22-12-2009, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Dogghound  tis' a Female Pseudapion rufirostre Bruce. | Sorry yes Protapion fulvipes, must take more time over these. |
22-12-2009, 06:08 PM
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| | | Re: Black weevil with amber legs
I think you can happily say it's a Protapion species from a photo, but there are lots of species in this genus and lots of intraspecific variation. Even with a specimen they're tricky to identify.
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22-12-2009, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rossco I think you can happily say it's a Protapion species from a photo, but there are lots of species in this genus and lots of intraspecific variation. Even with a specimen they're tricky to identify. | Unless you make the rather unexplainable mistake I did earlier the species is quite distinctive only to be confused with P.nigritarse which has paler antenna at the base and mid-section (funiculus) which is quite distinctive. I have never heard of this feature being particularly variable. Protapion apricans and Protapion assimile have dark tibia for example. I would assume its a species that can be IDed from a photo. |
22-12-2009, 06:44 PM
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| | | Re: Black weevil with amber legs
Thank you for your help everyone - your interest and expertise is really much appreciated.
Janet - that's a useful resource - thank you.
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23-12-2009, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Dogghound I would assume | Never assume 
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