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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2007 19:13

Hi

* locality - Serra da Estrela - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.05.06
* size - 6 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - cervunal - 1500 m - 1600 m altitud
* substrate - granite

Very unusual and spectacular to look at this tachinid beauty!

Look at the gena below the eye-- it has a small red spot (viewed in lateral view). Very huge calypters for a tachinid I think.

EDIT ---> Title changed from "Very unusual tachinid" to "Tachinidae - Baumhaueria cf. microps" and finally "Tachinidae - Baumhaueria microps"

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-05-2007 17:03

Posted by Zeegers on 11-05-2007 08:23

Yes, that's the first impression. Gonia
However, the ocellar bristles are proclinate.....

This is Baumhaueria. The most common (or, let me rephrase, least rare) species is B..... goniaeformis (it nearly fooled Meigen as well !)
However, this one gives more the impression of another species, like B. microps ?? Baumhaueria is currently under revision, it would be very nice if this specimen has been collected.
Jorge ?

Theo

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2007 10:41

yes, Theo.

I have the specimen here.

I can send it to know which species this could be. I had the feeling that this species was (is ) very unusual. Send for my account gmail (see my profile) where I must send this specimen.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 25-05-2007 17:04

I'm glad to inform that according Theo this is a female of Baumhaueria microps. The species is quite rare.