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Uploaded May 11, 2017. Captured May 8, 2017 11:44 in R. Maré Viva 35D, 2425, Portugal.
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I'm pretty sure this will require microscopic examination and very probably preparation of (male) genitalia. If you have access to scientific papers somehow (I don't) try to get these:
Göllner-Scheiding, Ursula (1986) Revision of the genus Odontoscelis Laporte Decastelnau, 1832 (Heteroptera, Scutelleridae). - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift vol.33(1-2), pp.95-127.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mmnd.4800330123/abstract
Göllner-Scheiding, Ursula (1987) Ergänzung und Korrektur zu der Revision der Gattung Odontoscelis Laporte de Castelnau, 1832. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, vol.34(1-3), pp.217-218.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mmnd.19870340123/abstract
Possibly an exact location and notes on plants present could help ...
Cheers, Arp Posted 8 years ago
Geottaged* Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
For Iberia you should consider:
O. lineola - Small (4,5-6,5mm), white hairs, first antennal segments clear
O. minuta - Small like lineola. Eastern species, known from Italy/Sardinia but might apear
O. fuliginosa - Larger (6-10mm), dark hairs, first antennal segments black
O. hispanica - Like fuliginosa - needs male genitalia. Iberian "endemic"(?!?)
O. montandoni - Like fuliginosa - needs male genitalia, North African species rumoured to have been found on occasion in France and Iberia (?!?)
We can safely exclude lineola (and if the size is 7+mm also minuta?), but for fuliginosa/hispanica(/montandoni) it will be a problem. If you care enough to know for sure you should probably collect at least one male specimen (the females are also said to be indistinguishable).
Cheers, Arp
Posted 7 years ago