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 Tachinidae - Thelaira nigripes
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 14-07-2009 10:00
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Since the last few spp. turned out to be ones new to me (though I thought I'd probably already seen them) I'll try a couple more. Thelaira nigripes, or something else entirely? 12/7/2009; Devon, England. Thanks Tim tim worfolk attached the following image:  [112.66Kb] Edited by tim worfolk on 14-07-2009 16:47 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 14-07-2009 11:10
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like T. nigripes to me too ... those big eyes and general habitus with long, gangly legs screams "Thelaira", while the 1-2 ad bristles on the mid tibia point to nigripes  I saw several last weekend on local nature reserves.Here's one I prepared earlier: ChrisR attached the following image:  [76.24Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 14-07-2009 11:11 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-07-2009 11:12
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
only Thelaira and Halidaya have hemispherical heads in Tachinidae, I think...
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 14-07-2009 11:12 |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 14-07-2009 13:34
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Thelaira nigripes would be my suggestion as well. I've understood that Thelaira nigrina would be a valid species (now a synonym of nigripes). Does anybody know more about this? Jaakko |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 14-07-2009 16:18
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Thanks for your replies. I think I should know this one by now. BTW nice photo Chris. Tim Edited by tim worfolk on 14-07-2009 16:21 |
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but don't see the image in the post.