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Ommatius sp. - Ommatius - female

Ommatius sp. - Ommatius - Female
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
August 21, 2007
Size: see photos
Under the office macroscope, it's quite easy to see that the antennae are branched and feathery in appearance. According to H. Raney's informative site, this is an indicator of the genus Ommatius.

Again, and unfortunately, this specimen was found dead in the office breezeway. There were two others, very similar in appearance, as well. One of the other specimens seemed to have beaten itself against a light, for there was catastrophic damage to the eyes/head and thorax.

I photographed all three specimens similarly to the one above, but will only submit this one.

Any help with gender would be appreciated. I did not see anything indicative of male genitalia under the scope, but that doesn't mean that I can confidently say that this is a female.

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Yes
This is a female Ommatius. If one of the other dead specimens was intact and male then the terminal genitalia may answer the species question (whatever the head and eyes look like). Does not appear to be ouachitensis or gemma. We have been looking for the Florida only species O. floridensis. If you can shoot the end of a male we can give it a try.

 
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Well, I'd be happy to furnish photos of the Ommatius that I believe might be a male, but the specimen is in very poor condition, as described above.

The photos of the possible male are here:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/139035

I'll keep my eyes open for better specimens, though. We may have more of them amble through... If I can get better shots, the pictures of the damaged Ommatius can go to frass...

Thank you for the help, Herschel.

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