Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae - unknown.

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 28-06-2021 23:02
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South Norway, Telemark 02.06.2021. 6,9 mm.
Edited by Morten A Mjelde on 18-10-2021 22:03

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 28-06-2021 23:03
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Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 28-06-2021 23:04
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Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 28-06-2021 23:05
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Edited by Morten A Mjelde on 28-06-2021 23:06

Posted by Zeegers on 29-06-2021 09:09
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Looks like a Billaea (?). Arista with short hairs ?

Theo

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 29-06-2021 22:32
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Thank you! Yes, there is short hair on arista.

Morten

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 02-07-2021 19:40
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Impossible to determine from the photo?

Morten

Posted by Zeegers on 04-07-2021 09:04
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I am still struggling.

It is too small for Billaea or Estheria. It keys out to Dinera, but I don’t believe that. Wing venation suggests some Blondeliini. Note the majority of hairs on backside of head are dark. “proclinate” orbital bristles are actually lateroclinate, very unusual in Tachinidae. Artificial ? Are we very very sure this is not some weird Calliohoridae (Eggisops ???)

Some thoughts

Theo

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 04-07-2021 20:09
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Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on what this could be! Smile

Morten

Posted by Zeegers on 05-07-2021 08:57
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So did you chck the postscutellum to definitely establish the family ?


Theo

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 05-07-2021 23:14
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I've been on vacation and just got home. Gonna see what I can do tomorrow ...

Morten

Posted by Zeegers on 06-07-2021 16:08
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Good for you !

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 06-07-2021 23:15
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Yes absolutely!


Looks like it has a postscutellum ...

Posted by Zeegers on 07-07-2021 06:55
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It soes, it does !

Need to rethink this, but first to work.

Theo

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 17-10-2021 21:44
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Is it possible to go further with this?

Morten