Thread subject: Diptera.info :: tachnidae N?3 ?

Posted by guenille on 06-07-2007 06:57
#1
Near Paris
july 4th,2007 - 15h50
7mm
Lot of thanks
Edith

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Posted by ChrisR on 06-07-2007 09:16
#2
Certainly looks like a tachinid and with the strong facial ridge bristles & complete marginals on T4 & T5 it should be fairly distinctive but I don't recognise it myself and I would need a clearer photo (or a specimen) to be able to key it out. Smile
Edited by ChrisR on 06-07-2007 09:17

Posted by guenille on 06-07-2007 16:16
#3
I can't do better. Is it enough ?
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Posted by ChrisR on 06-07-2007 17:37
#4
Not enough for me to get an ID but maybe Theo Zeegers will have an opinion when he is back Smile

Posted by Zeegers on 13-07-2007 20:28
#5
Metopia (Miltogramminae), either a female or a male M. campestris/grandii. Somehow, I've got the impression it's a male.
More Liekele's department.


Theo Zeegers

Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 20-07-2007 14:57
#6
I can not see any ocellar bristles, which should be there in case of Metopia campestris/grandii. But picture is not good enough to conclude that ocellar bristles are absent.

I agree with Theo this seems to be a male.
Furthermore t2 has a median ventral bristle.
In that case it should be a male of Metopia campestris.

Liekele