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Tachinidae Central France Muscid like
clovis
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Posted on 01-12-2022 11:36
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Hi,

My new difficulty. I am sure subscutellum is big Smile

I thought with this "muscid" aspect it would be easy to find a genus, but not really.
My better guess would be Medina, but I can't find it really convincing.
I'd be happy to have another opinion.

Specimen come from a wet pasture, central France.

Apical scutellum hairs are broken (but exist)
post notal bristle bigger than first post alar.
Hairs bare
4 Kts (but one is small, about half the others)
Prostenum hairy
1ad on medial tibia.
Cheeks bare

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/Macquartia%20profil%20Beaucouze.JPG
clovis : France : Beaucouzé : 49070 : 02/07/2022
Altitude : 20 m - Taille : 6 mm
Réf. : 315890

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/Macquartia%20profil%20tete%20Beaucouze.JPG
clovis : France : Beaucouzé : 49070 : 02/07/2022
Altitude : 20 m - Taille : 6 mm
Réf. : 315891

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/Macquartia%20dessus%20Beaucouze%20juillet%202021.JPG
clovis : France : Beaucouzé : 49070 : 02/07/2022
Altitude : 20 m - Taille : 6 mm
Réf. : 315892
 
Zeegers
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Posted on 01-12-2022 12:23
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It is, indeed, clearly a Blondeliini.
Gut feeling is male Meigenia.
Check the propleuron for small hairs.
Erect apical scutellars (I know, borken off, but pores can tell often a lot about orientation) would support this as well


Theo
 
clovis
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Posted on 02-12-2022 18:46
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Of course, Meigenia!!!!!!
Can't say why I rulled this out. Sad
Propleuron is indeed hairy (not easy to see thought). Basing on the apical pores insertions of the scutellar bristles, they must have been angled from 45 to 60°

Following the rest of the key, this is apparently M dorsalis (front not wide, bares eyes, cerci andsurstyli straight and long haired)

Thanks for your help!
 
clovis
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Posted on 02-12-2022 19:13
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Location: North France, lille
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And a picture in vivo, it is nicer Smile

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/Beaucouze%20juillet%202021%2063.JPG
clovis : France : Beaucouzé : 49070 : 02/07/2021
Altitude : 20 m - Taille : 6 mm
Réf. : 315948
 
Zeegers
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Posted on 02-12-2022 20:31
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Definitely Meigenia. Check the genitalia (lateral view)

Theo
 
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