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 Tachinid - Spallanzania ?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 23-06-2011 22:33
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, In the southern outskirts of Berlin I saw this rather big fly today. It was busy running on the ground and checking the segetal vegetation and allowed for a shot in one angle only - sorry! My first thought was "Sarcophagidae"; when I saw the photos on the screen, however, I changed to "possibly a Tachinid". Is there any chance to identify a genus? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [180.63Kb] Edited by Sundew on 26-06-2011 17:27 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 23-06-2011 22:34
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
The face. (Seems to have lost a lot of its bristles!)
Sundew attached the following image:  [143.08Kb] Edited by Sundew on 23-06-2011 22:35 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-06-2011 22:42
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Very nice fly - Baumhaueria perhaps? I have never seen this fly myself so I'm not 100% sure. 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 23-06-2011 23:10
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
All flies are nice, especially mine  ! Baumhaueria - hmmm... All the photos I find of this taxon show much bigger arista-bearing antennal segments that point downwards. And mine seems to have a brownish scutellum. The overall appearance viewed from above was greyish, the abdomen not distinctly chequered like Sarcophagidae - let's say "blurrily chequered" (I know I need better glasses). May be we get help from Theo or Erikas... |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 25-06-2011 16:56
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Let's try again... |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-06-2011 17:49
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'll throw another name into the pot ... Spallanzania? Again, it's not one that I have ever had the pleasure of keying but they are very similar to the Gonia in their facial features.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| neprisikiski |
Posted on 26-06-2011 15:52
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 876 Joined: 23.02.09 |
I have feeling that it is Spallanzania hebes, but I have not seen it myself, so Theo should confirm this. Nice find anyway!
Erikas |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-11-2011 18:31
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18711 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, I can confirm it is Spallanzania and I only expect S. hebes around Berlin. To be honest, even that surprises me ! Great discovery Theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-11-2011 21:12
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Wow - great! So possibly a case for the gallery as "Spallanzania cf. hebes"? I wonder where to record such finds, for there should be a certain interest to monitor the entomofauna of Berlin. On the other hand, with no caught specimen we have no real positive proof... Many thanks, dear Theo! |
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