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 Tachinidae 5 Suriname
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 03-07-2018 15:05
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 423 Joined: 24.10.13 |
A very conspicuous fly because of his bright red eyes. Bristles on the abdomen and the wing venation suggest Tachinidae (male). Any suggestions regarding genus or species? Location: Botopasi, Sipaliwini, Suriname March 2018   |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 03-07-2018 15:20
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9839 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Male Cholomyia. I'm not sure of species. |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 03-07-2018 20:56
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 423 Joined: 24.10.13 |
I read the 2016 Cholomyia revision by Domingos de Santis and Shigueo Nihei. It presents a simple key for the (only 4) species. If you just consider leg length, thorax color and pruinosity on scutum, it points to C. filipes. The distribution map shows presence of filipes in nearby Guyana. But not many taxon sources seem to have included the Cholomyia species in their database yet. Thanks, David |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 04-07-2018 02:10
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9839 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I thought C. filipes based on the key in the revision, but the leg color is a little wrong. |
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| DJHiker |
Posted on 05-07-2018 11:01
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Member Location: Utrecht, NL Posts: 423 Joined: 24.10.13 |
Thanks John. I'll label it cf. filipes. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
