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Hello,
In 03/08/2023 I collected a Tachinidae specimen from an urban park in Athens. Using Moschweb and the book of Cerretti (2010) concerning Italian Tachinidae, I managed to key it out as
Zeuxia tricolor (Portshinsky, 1881). However, I would like your opinion too concerning the validity of this identification. Below, I present the characters used for reaching genus and species level, plus some photos.
Generic ascription [Moschweb]:
1) Eyes bare.
2) Parafacials entirely hairy.
3) Facial ridge hairless.
4) Posteroventral part of the occiput with a mix of black and whitish hairs.
5) Arista pubescent.
6) Palpus black.
7) Tegulae black and basicostae reddish.
8) Second costal segment pubescent below.
9) Cell r4+5 open.
10) Abdominal tergites 3 and 4 without median discal setae.
Specific identification (Cerrutti):
1) Eyes bare.
2) Proepisternum bare.
3) Syntergite 1+2 without mediomarginal bristles.
4) Median depression of syntergite 1+2 reaching the posterior margin.
5) Parafacial hairy.
6) Fronto-orbital plane of the female with 2 proclinate orbital bristles.
7) Female postpedicel 1.2-1.5 as long as pedicel.
8) Female palpus with distal part thickened but not swollen.