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Sarcophagidae - Apodacra sp.
Liliane D
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Posted on 19-09-2019 15:26
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Hello,
On September 17, 2019 in the south of France - 5,5 mm.
This fly was watching a Prionyx kirbii trying to excavate its nest. The dipteran followed it quite closely in all its movements.
Could it still be Taxigramma?
A Prionyx kleptoparasite fly?
The wing venation and perhaps the colors shows that it is however another species than that of my subject https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=91784
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Liliane D
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Posted on 21-09-2019 12:43
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Looking closer, I don't think it's a Taxigramma but rather an Apodacra.
It is also a wasp nest kleptoparasite.
I read that there are 5 species of Apodacra in France.
Is it possible to determine the species here?
 
Zeegers
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Posted on 22-09-2019 15:02
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Yes, it is Apodacra.

I have too little material to help with the species level.


Theo
 
Liliane D
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Posted on 22-09-2019 15:28
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Thank you very much Theo,
I don't know if there is a key for identifying these small kleptoparasites. The 5 species present in France must be described somewhere but for the moment, I have not found anything.
 
Liliane D
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Posted on 22-09-2019 16:10
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It is quite surprising to see that there are several valid species but that the photos only show Apodacra dispar or Apodacra sp. ! In France, on the INPN website, of the 5 valid species, only one, Apodacra dispar, is validated by observations. The others seem to be just names! For my internet searches only because I imagine there are other documents.
 
Liliane D
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Posted on 19-10-2019 19:00
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Can it be Apocrada dispar?
 
Daniel Whitmore
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Posted on 07-05-2020 15:12
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It's difficult to go beyond Apodacra. European Apodacra are in need of revision.
Daniel
 
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