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Tachinid parasitoid of Chrysomelid Larvae
Georg
Dear All,

Attached is an image of a Tachinid species that regularly emerges from pupae of the criocerine chrysomelid beetle Lema armata, a leaf feeder on Yams (Dioscorea spp.). The fly was reared in Benin, West Africa. I would be greateful for any assistance in the idenfication of this Diptera. Further illustrations of various body parts are following.

Thanks in advance

Georg
 
Georg
Dear All,

Attached is an image of a Tachinid species that regularly emerges from pupae of the criocerine chrysomelid beetle Lema armata, a leaf feeder on Yams (Dioscorea spp.). The fly was reared in Benin, West Africa. I would be greateful for any assistance in the idenfication of this Diptera. Further illustrations of various body parts are following.

Thanks in advance

Georg

 
Georg
I am encountering problems with the image submission, sorry

here another trial

 
Georg
Happy that this time it worked! Below some details of the thorax

Georg

 
Georg
Here a close up of the head

Georg

 
Georg
Here a focus on the left wing

Georg

 
Georg
the abdomen....

 
Georg
.... and lastly a lateral view of the thorax.

Thanks for any assistance

Georg

 
Zeegers
Dear Georg

This is an interesting find ! However, IDing Tachinids from pictures takes an awful lot of experience. And there is simply no one on the world with such an experience in Afrotropical Tachinidae.
I can ID the fly for you, but I do need the fly.
So send me an email if you can send the fly.


Theo Zeegers
 
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