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Tachinidae - Baumhaueria microps
jorgemotalmeida	#1 Posted on 10-05-2007 19:13
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	Hi * locality - Serra da Estrela - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.05.06 * size - 6 mm (medium fly) * habitat - cervunal - 1500 m - 1600 m altitud * substrate - granite Very unusual and spectacular to look at this tachinid beauty! Look at the gena below the eye-- it has a small red spot (viewed in lateral view). Very huge calypters for a tachinid I think. EDIT ---> Title changed from "Very unusual tachinid" to "Tachinidae - Baumhaueria cf. microps" and finally "Tachinidae - Baumhaueria microps" jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [192.88Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-05-2007 17:03


jorgemotalmeida	#2 Posted on 10-05-2007 19:14
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	another view jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [183.97Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2007 19:15


jorgemotalmeida	#3 Posted on 10-05-2007 19:15
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	another... jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [181.13Kb]


ChrisR	#4 Posted on 10-05-2007 19:23
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	A species of Gonia?


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 11-05-2007 08:23
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18546 Joined: 21.07.04	Yes, that's the first impression. Gonia However, the ocellar bristles are proclinate..... This is Baumhaueria. The most common (or, let me rephrase, least rare) species is B..... goniaeformis (it nearly fooled Meigen as well !) However, this one gives more the impression of another species, like B. microps ?? Baumhaueria is currently under revision, it would be very nice if this specimen has been collected. Jorge ? Theo


jorgemotalmeida	#6 Posted on 11-05-2007 10:41
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	yes, Theo. I have the specimen here. I can send it to know which species this could be. I had the feeling that this species was (is ) very unusual. Send for my account gmail (see my profile) where I must send this specimen.


jorgemotalmeida	#7 Posted on 25-05-2007 17:04
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	I'm glad to inform that according Theo this is a female of Baumhaueria microps. The species is quite rare.