Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae ID -> Macronychia
Posted by fredroh on 03-08-2025 20:46
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From Eastern Norway. 20.05.2025
Edited by fredroh on 08-08-2025 13:39
Posted by fredroh on 03-08-2025 20:58
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Posted by fredroh on 03-08-2025 20:59
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Posted by John Carr on 03-08-2025 21:34
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I think Sarcophagidae: three stripes on thorax, right-angled bend in vein M, and hairy parafacial.
Posted by fredroh on 03-08-2025 21:44
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Thank you John, that explains my confusions!
Posted by Zeegers on 04-08-2025 10:28
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Actually, looks like a Macronychia. Can we see the abdomen ?
Theo
Posted by fredroh on 04-08-2025 18:42
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Thank you! Is this sufficient?
Posted by Zeegers on 05-08-2025 07:30
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Yes, Macronychia it is.
Theo
Posted by fredroh on 05-08-2025 07:43
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Thank you, Theo!
Posted by fredroh on 05-08-2025 21:14
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If I follow Verves & Richet 2009:
Ovipositor inconspicuous, retracted -> 5
1st + 2nd abdominal syntergite with strong mediomarginal bristles -> 6
Parafacial with 1-3 irregular vertical rows of setae -> M. agrestis
Is it possible to determine the species based on these steps?
Thank you
Posted by fredroh on 10-08-2025 11:49
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Bump
Posted by Zeegers on 10-08-2025 13:02
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With current knowledge, yes. But the agrestris/ polyodon complex is a bit of a mess (to me, at least)
Theo
Posted by fredroh on 10-08-2025 13:07
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Thank you for clarifying, Theo!