Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758), (notch-horned cleg)


25 Jul 2015 at OSGR: SU00 in Dorset, England

Record Summaryfemale, buzzing round me
Found asFemale imago
Date25 July 2015
Capture methodhuman bait
Associated organismHomo sapiens
OS grid refOSGR: SU00
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes:

Antenna with notch.

Specimen c. 1 month old. Cut off rear half of abdomen and cooked in 10% KOH, dissected out hard plug of tissue at tip, cooked again but it didn’t soften. One spermatheca came loose, but it looked like there were 6 in all?

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