Posted by
sd on 14-05-2022 07:17
#1
5/12
Cylindromyia gemma (Tachinidae) (male)
South East Bulgaria, Gorno Pole. 20th June 2014. Altitude 520m . Hilltopping.
Note the very long antennae.
C. gemma is very similar to
C. robusta but sternite 5 for this specimen closely matches that for
C. gemma in the key linked below.
Probably not previously recorded for Bulgaria (there are literature records for Greece but I think not from elsewhere in Europe). There is a nice review and key of East Mediterranean species, including
C. gemma, here-
"A review of the genus Cylindromyia Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Iran, with the description of two new species and the newly discovered male of C. persica Tschorsnig" Gilasian et al (researchgate.net)
https://www.resea.../266388117
Steve
Posted by
Zeegers on 14-05-2022 08:07
#6
very nice.
These days, gemma is quite common in the Aegeian pelagico. (unpublished).
Bulgaria is another thing, of course
Theo
#7
According to the world checklist, a member of the subgenus
Eucylindromyia Herting, with four species found only in a strip from Greece to Afghanistan.