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 Cylindromyia, actually Mintho rufiventris
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 21:47
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Ulyanovsk Region (middle Volga). Bred from the nest of Bombus muscorum parasited by Cuckoo bumblebees and some dipteran larvae which turned to be Cylindromyia's lavrae. Is it possible to give species name? Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-01-2024 08:26 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 21:48
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 21:49
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| John Carr |
Posted on 02-01-2024 21:56
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I think you have a member of tribe Minthoini. Females in the tribe tend to have modified fore tarsi and reduced or absent claws. Not too many species in European Russia. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-01-2024 22:44
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John is right: looks like a straightforward Mintho rufiventris. Record is very interesting. Obviously, Bombus is nit the host. I guess Galleria is. Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-01-2024 08:27
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Thank you, John and Theo. As far as I found, hosts are Pyralidae moth caterpillars.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-01-2024 17:55
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to which Galleria belongs .....  Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.