Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Blondeliini ?
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| Lippo |
Posted on 13-06-2020 09:55
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Member Location: Posts: 259 Joined: 28.08.18 |
SW France 3 days ago on top of a cordyline leaf, rather quiet. About 8 mm long. The big antennas make me think it could be this tribe (Tachinidae, Exoristinae); the overall look made me think of Medina collaris, but the cell r4+5 has a short stalk that seems to be wrong for this species.  Daniel Philippe : France : Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot : 47110 : 10/06/2020 Altitude : 45 m - Taille : 8 mm estimé Réf. : 259988 |
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| Lippo |
Posted on 23-06-2020 08:44
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Member Location: Posts: 259 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Could it be another tribe or even another sub-family ? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-06-2020 13:14
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10430 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think it's one of the small Tachininae like Clausicella. The subapical scutellar bristles are convergent, not typical of European Blondeliini. Edit: I don't see the proboscis typical of Leskiini, but it still reminds me of the small Tachininae. Edited by John Carr on 23-06-2020 13:15 |
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| Lippo |
Posted on 23-06-2020 13:37
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Member Location: Posts: 259 Joined: 28.08.18 |
Ah yes ! many thanks John,  I forgot about these Clausicella that I saw last year early july at the same place. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-06-2020 07:12
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Excellent work, guys. Clausicella is very counter-intuitive. Theo |
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