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 This time Tachinidae?
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 28-05-2006 13:30
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
On Umbrelaceae, Turkey, Side, sand dunas sea level, 4-5mm, 28 may. I hope darkened wings helps. Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [70.13Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-05-2006 21:04
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19206 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Alas! If the arista is really plumose, as it looks (but out of focus), this must be Nyctia halterata in... Sarcophagidae ! But rest assured that several Tachinidae (Wagneriini) and Rhinophoridae (Stevenia) can be very similar indeed. All of them have bare or at most short-plumose arista Theo Zeegers |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 29-05-2006 19:46
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
1. Thank you Theo. 2. Tomorrow night I'll see arista. Still I have a lot of undoubt Tachinidae for you from this trip. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 07-06-2006 14:52
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Arista plumose, but hairs short (only 2-3 times longer than diametr of arista itself). This hairs developed only in base part of arista. In top part of arista there are only few (2-3) hairs. Subscutellum looks Tachinida type (my test). R1 bare, scutellum with 2 pair of long seta. C with strong spine on Sc level.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-06-2006 17:34
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19206 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The arista you describe agrees very well with Nyctia, and does not agree with any black Tachinid I know of. So my guess remains the same, but with slightly more conviction: Nyctia halterata. Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 07-06-2006 19:21
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Theo.
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