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 Tachinid with petiole
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| Sundew |
Posted on 12-06-2014 18:14
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Some days ago I was in a wood in southern Brandenburg, where I saw this medium-sized fly that looked muscid-ish but had a petiole untypical for that family. The rounded head made me think of Rhinophoridae; however, the calypters are quite big. So a Tachinid is left - and I do not know which... Help is appreciated! Thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [188.21Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 12-06-2014 18:14
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pics.
Sundew attached the following image:  [174.71Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 22-06-2014 18:43
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
The fly is still waiting... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-06-2014 20:15
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18532 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Definitely Estheria, I'd say E. bohemani. Theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 23-06-2014 00:09
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hmmm - I had a E. bohemani once (http://www.dipter...pid=140513) and it had a very conspicuous, quite dark, wing venation... The fly under concern has a much less "visible" wing venation independent of light and camera angle. Then, in Tschorsnig & Herting 1994 I read that in Estheria the dorsal excavation of tergite 2 reaches the margin. This seems not to be the case in my fly. Can you please inform me a bit more in detail why this is an Estheria for sure - does the petiolate venation beat the other characters? I add one more picture. Thanks!
Sundew attached the following image:  [177.33Kb] Edited by Sundew on 23-06-2014 00:10 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-06-2014 18:10
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18532 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The head profile and long legs indicate Dexiini. Of course, you always have to rethink about Microphthalmini, ibut it it clearly neither Microphthalma nor Dexiosoma. The wing venation with such a long stalk leads in Europe then directly to Estheria. The bare parafacial, dark scutellum, long stalk and 4 DC all indicate Estheria bohemani. I just checked my collection: all my bohemani are at least somewhat yellowish. I agree that this one seems to be a bit more yellowish. Maybe the light, maybe variation. I have no doubt this is bohemani, are we sure about the other one ? Theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 23-06-2014 18:22
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Yep - it is the same individual  . So the excavation of tergite 2 is deep enough? To me, it does not reach the hind margin... |
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but don't see the image in the post.