Posted by John Carr on 03-03-2015 11:32
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Graeme Cocks wrote:
Thanks Theo. Got it wrong again. However it is pleasing to know that my pictures are adequate enough for you to say "It is clearly Siphonini". I've just got to keep at it I guess. What a huge array of thoracic spines.
I read that Tachininae are uncommon in Australia. If you like spines, the abdomens of New World Tachinini are impressive. Several genera are densely covered with long spines.