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 Tachinidae 2: Blondelia nigripes
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| Sundew |
Posted on 26-06-2021 02:03
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3911 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, This small Tachinid confidingly entered my finger three days ago, and I got the feeling I should know it. My guess is Lydella grisescens, but the erect scutellar apicals are weak and small at best. Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree, so help is appreciated! The location was southwestern Germany, 50 km west of Stuttgart. Thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [267.76Kb] Edited by Sundew on 26-06-2021 22:12 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 26-06-2021 02:04
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3911 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Lateral view.
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| Sundew |
Posted on 26-06-2021 02:04
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3911 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Head. Arista is thickened.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-06-2021 09:16
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18773 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Check the belly ! Female Blondelia nigripes. Theo Edited by Zeegers on 26-06-2021 09:16 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 26-06-2021 22:34
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3911 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Ah - this is my first Blondelia, so I did not know what to look for. Now I learn that the females have a jagged "saw belly" - interesting! I hope I can recognize the males too - once you wrote that they have red lateral spots on tergite 3 and 4. This character is, however, also found in B. pinivorae https://www.zobod...1-0334.pdf. The key given in that paper should help to exclude that species. Anyway, thanks for the ID! Edited by Sundew on 26-06-2021 22:40 |
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