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Medina ?
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Lippo |
Posted on 07-12-2018 09:36
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Member Location: Posts: 247 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Hello, I found this fly (6 mm) on a cordyline leaf 2 days ago. It was very quiet and did not move when I took these close pics (southwestern France). Tachinidae for sure, I think Medina, but cannot go further. Could we go down to the species level with these views ? Lippo attached the following image: [199.2Kb] |
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Lippo |
Posted on 07-12-2018 09:36
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Member Location: Posts: 247 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Side view
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Zeegers |
Posted on 07-12-2018 17:42
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18472 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is definitely a Blondeliini, but it looks a lot smaller than 6 mm. I cannot give you a genus, but my gut feeling is Paracraspedothrix. Theo |
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Lippo |
Posted on 07-12-2018 18:07
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Member Location: Posts: 247 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Many thanks Theo, I will dig a bit further into this tribe. |
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Pierre-Yves |
Posted on 07-12-2018 20:54
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Member Location: Posts: 171 Joined: 01.09.05 |
Hello, May be I make a mistake but I thought that Paracraspedothrix haven't discal bristles on tergite III and IV. P-Y |
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Zeegers |
Posted on 08-12-2018 14:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18472 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Cher Pierre, You are quite right. Moreover, I just noticed, the second picture shows a Medina-like ovipositor. So Medina might be the best guess. Theo |
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Lippo |
Posted on 10-12-2018 09:52
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Member Location: Posts: 247 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Thank you Theo, Pierre thinks it is not M. collaris as there are 2 posterior bristles (not sure it is the correct wording) on tibia 1. He suggests I add these 2 pics for you to see and eventually comment. Lippo attached the following image: [19.55Kb] |
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Lippo |
Posted on 10-12-2018 09:53
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Member Location: Posts: 247 Joined: 28.08.18 |
second pic
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