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 Tachinidae - Fausta nemorum
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-05-2012 01:27
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi This fly was spotted in Serra do Caramulo in 2011.V.09. This is a Fausta nemorum. ID by Tschorsnig. jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [195.69Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-05-2012 01:30
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 20-05-2012 08:28
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7700 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Odd, can you see a strong pteropleural bristle on this specimen? I think Fausta should have it. Is it a male and can you extract the genitalia? 
Edited by ChrisR on 20-05-2012 08:28 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-05-2012 10:47
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
are you referring to sternopleuron(=katepisternum)? It has one strong bristle in there. For genitalia, now it is impossible as the specimen is too bristly to extract it. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 20-05-2012 16:53
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7700 Joined: 12.07.04 |
No, the pteropleuron is the area above the katepisternum and under the place where the wings attach. There is usually a patch of long hairs and sometimes long bristles. In my keys Fausta should have a strong pteroplueral bristle that points out and backwards Pity about the genitalia ... it's very helpful to extract them in all tachinids 
Edited by ChrisR on 20-05-2012 16:54 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-05-2012 18:25
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Administrator Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18888 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Haven't seen Fausta in 20 years (other than in my collection) ! Dorsal shot would be helpful, to see important features. (broad vertex, paucity of ACR brisltes) Theo |
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