Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae(?) from Suriname

Posted by Auke on 14-02-2023 04:08
#1
Am I correct that this one belongs to the Sarcophagidae? Is a further ID possible? Spotted in Suriname

Posted by John Carr on 14-02-2023 16:43
#2
Tachinidae, possibly Blondeliini which is a speciose group in tropical America. Unlike typical Exoristinae, several genera of Blondeliini parasitize beetles and are found at lights like their hosts.

The dark spots on the wings may help ID.
Edited by John Carr on 14-02-2023 16:44

Posted by Zeegers on 16-02-2023 13:52
#3
I agree, definitely a Tachinidae


Theo

Posted by Auke on 17-02-2023 20:59
#4
Thank you! I'll put a question mark with the Blondeliini. Can I be sure of the subfamily Exoristinae John?

Posted by John Carr on 18-02-2023 19:53
#5
Auke wrote:
Thank you! I'll put a question mark with the Blondeliini. Can I be sure of the subfamily Exoristinae John?


I am not sure.

Playing the odds, if it comes to light it is likely to be a beetle parasite. Beetle parasites tend to be in Blondeliini or Dexiinae. It looks more like Blondeliini. Such a wing pattern does exist in Blondellini (Lixophaga umbripennis (van der Wulp) from tropical Mexico).

Posted by Auke on 28-08-2023 03:42
#6
Okay, I'll keep it as cf. Exoristinae: Blondeliini then.

Posted by Zeegers on 28-08-2023 20:11
#7
I am not familiar with Neotropical Lixophaga, but to my Old World eyes it looks like Lixophaga. So I can support Blondeliini.

Theo