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 Tachinid, eaten by crab spider
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| Sundew |
Posted on 31-05-2008 23:31
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Here we hace a very successful crab spider with a big prey. I thought of Tachina magnicornis, but the body shape and the white spots on the abdomen make me uncertain. I found a picture of Thelaira nigrina that bore some resemblance, so I would like to ask the experts for ID. Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [164.54Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-06-2008 11:57
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18834 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Indeed, looks like Thelaira nigripes (sic). Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:21
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
nigripes, nigrita, nigrina ... different month, different spelling  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:27
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18834 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Well, nigripes really has a different meaning: black feet (quod non, by the way, in this species). Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 19:46
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Ahh, of course - maybe if I try to remember it in that way I might not get it wrong again?  |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2008 21:22
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Well, I found the name on the INSECTES website (http://aramel.fre...5-51.shtml) in two different spellings - Theleira nigrina and Theleira nigripes. Whereas I changed the genus to Thelaira, I chose the wrong epitheton. Nevertheless I consider this website really great and pity that my French is not good enough to understand everything at once. Cheers, Sundew |
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