Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Blondeliini ?

Posted by Lippo on 13-06-2020 09:55
#1
SW France 3 days ago on top of a cordyline leaf, rather quiet. About 8 mm long.

The big antennas make me think it could be this tribe (Tachinidae, Exoristinae); the overall look made me think of Medina collaris, but the cell r4+5 has a short stalk that seems to be wrong for this species.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos259/big/Blondeliini.JPG
Daniel Philippe : France : Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot : 47110 : 10/06/2020
Altitude : 45 m - Taille : 8 mm estimé
Réf. : 259988

Posted by Lippo on 23-06-2020 08:44
#2
Could it be another tribe or even another sub-family ?

Posted by John Carr on 23-06-2020 13:14
#3
I think it's one of the small Tachininae like Clausicella. The subapical scutellar bristles are convergent, not typical of European Blondeliini.

Edit: I don't see the proboscis typical of Leskiini, but it still reminds me of the small Tachininae.
Edited by John Carr on 23-06-2020 13:15

Posted by Lippo on 23-06-2020 13:37
#4
Ah yes ! many thanks John, TumbsUp

I forgot about these Clausicella that I saw last year early july at the same place.

Posted by Zeegers on 24-06-2020 07:12
#5
Excellent work, guys. Clausicella is very counter-intuitive.

Theo