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 Tachinidae
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| elck |
Posted on 03-06-2006 21:41
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Dear Forum, two questions if you don't mind 1. is this Tachinidae? 2. does anyone know what Tachinidae parasitise coccinellidae? Thank you elck attached the following image:  [72.67Kb] |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-06-2006 22:11
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9542 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I have enought knowledge to answer only first question: no, it is not Tachinidae. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 03-06-2006 22:15
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2167 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi, Could it be an Ephydridae? And are you sure it is parasitizing the coccinellid? Jan Willem |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-06-2006 22:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I think it just bumped into it. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-06-2006 23:05
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Maybe they're good friends?  |
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| elck |
Posted on 03-06-2006 23:14
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Thanks for the replies, It was my idea too, that it was just resting. I know of diptera that parasitise pupea, but not adult ladybirds, do you? Any answers on question 2? Or links maybe? elck attached the following image:  [81.05Kb] Edited by elck on 03-06-2006 23:17 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 04-06-2006 11:20
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9542 Joined: 24.05.05 |
1. Instead of fly I can give you ladybird's name - Calvia decemguttata. 2. If you search in google "coccinellidae parasite", you will find a lot of parasites. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| elck |
Posted on 04-06-2006 17:14
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Thanks, Nikita, I knew that!  I recently made a photoseries on dinocampus coccinellae, a parasitic wasp and will be looking out for Tachinibdae on pupae. But thanks anyway! |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 04-06-2006 19:44
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
The fly belongs to Hydrellia (Ephydridae), a genus of plant miners. The most famous dipterous parasites of ladybirds are the Phalacrotophora scuttleflies (Phoridae). We've discussed this genus before in this thread. Edited by Kahis on 04-06-2006 19:47 Kahis |
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| elck |
Posted on 04-06-2006 20:19
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
I remember Kahis, It is soon that time of the year again and I want to study it better this time. This spring I made a photoshoot of Dinocampus coccinellae (a wasp) http://stippen.nl...campus.php and I want to make a simular series on the scuttleflies, but am still looking for other parasites. I know there must be more wasps en flies that bother coccinellidae Edited by elck on 04-06-2006 20:20 |
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