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 Voria ruralis, Tachinidae, Hungary, September 2007
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:38
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This species was quite common in September. I am not absolutely sure that this is a Tachinid.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:39
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Head
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:40
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Lateral view.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:42
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Another individual.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:44
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Lateral view of the same individual as shown by the last pic.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-10-2007 19:50
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like a Voriini (down-curved bristles on the face + strongly angled m-cu) - possibly Voria ruralis  Hairs on r4+5 beyond r-m would suggest Athrycia but I can't see hairs along the veins. Theo might have other alternatives too of course  |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 06-10-2007 21:40
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Thx Chris, I think this will be Voria ruralis. The three paris of long bristles on the top of the head together with the very oblique crossvein in relation to m should be sufficient to id this to species. But Theo will confirm or refute. Is it possible to sex the flies on the images? Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-10-2007 23:27
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Sexing is tricky. I know some groups can be sexed using the numbers of proclinate or reclinate bristles on the parafrontal. But I'm not sure if that's the case with Voriini. I am usually dealing with specimens so I can always turn them over and examine the tip of the abdomen I probably should have said it better but Athrycia also has downcurved facial bristles and an strongly angled m-cu ... but in addition they have the hairs along r4+5 beyond r-m (I think, off the top of my head!)  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-10-2007 08:32
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19294 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Chris is right with Voria ruralis and sexing is tricky in Voriini: look at the length of the claws. These are short, so this is a female Theo |
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