Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromyia, actually Mintho rufiventris

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 02-01-2024 21:47
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Ulyanovsk Region (middle Volga).
Bred from the nest of Bombus muscorum parasited by Cuckoo bumblebees and some dipteran larvae which turned to be Cylindromyia's lavrae.
Is it possible to give species name?
Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-01-2024 08:26

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 02-01-2024 21:48
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2nd view

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 02-01-2024 21:49
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3rd view

Posted by John Carr on 02-01-2024 21:56
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I think you have a member of tribe Minthoini. Females in the tribe tend to have modified fore tarsi and reduced or absent claws. Not too many species in European Russia.

Posted by Zeegers on 02-01-2024 22:44
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John is right: looks like a straightforward Mintho rufiventris.
Record is very interesting. Obviously, Bombus is nit the host.

I guess Galleria is.

Theo

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-01-2024 08:27
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Thank you, John and Theo. As far as I found, hosts are Pyralidae moth caterpillars.

Posted by Zeegers on 03-01-2024 17:55
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to which Galleria belongs ..... Smile


Theo