Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Periscepsia handlirschi (Tachinidae)
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-03-2008 16:46
#1
This tachinid was moving its wings a lot while running on the ground. What species may it be?
location: Barcelos, Portugal
date: 16/03/2008
Edited by Rui Andrade on 27-03-2008 01:02
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 17-03-2008 17:03
#2
Wagneriini tribe?
Posted by Zeegers on 17-03-2008 18:07
#3
Correct. This one we can actually get to genus level:
Periscepsia
should be carbonaria, (only species in Spain, isn't it ?)
Theo
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 17-03-2008 18:39
#4
For Spain it has P. carbonaria (Panzer, 1798) and P. handlirschi.
For Portugal only P. carbonaria.
Posted by Zeegers on 17-03-2008 20:43
#5
Yes, I had my doubts and now I can see it: the first antennal segment is much too long for carbonaria.
SO this is P. handlirschi.
Handlirschi occurs more inland in mountains, whereas carbonaria occurs more at sandy shores. Does that make sense ?
Theo
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 17-03-2008 21:06
#6
Zeegers wrote:
Yes, I had my doubts and now I can see it: the first antennal segment is much too long for carbonaria.
SO this is P. handlirschi.
Handlirschi occurs more inland in mountains, whereas carbonaria occurs more at sandy shores. Does that make sense ?
Theo
not much... barcelos is not so far from beach:
http://maps.googl...8&t=h&z=10
about 15 km. And it doesn't have real mountains around. Only hills.
It is nearly flat with some hills around.
Posted by Rui Andrade on 18-03-2008 12:19
#7
Thank you very much both of you:).
Zeegers wrote:
Handlirschi occurs more inland in mountains, whereas carbonaria occurs more at sandy shores. Does that make sense ?
Well, Barcelos isn't really mountainous. I'm not sure if this is important, but the vegetation on the place is tipical of the one found in mountains (Ulex spp., Calluna sp., Cytisus sp., etc).
Posted by Zeegers on 18-03-2008 19:20
#8
OK, with shore I really meant 'beach', like sandy shore.
In any case, it is not carbonaria, it should be handlirschi
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 18-03-2008 21:12
#9
Thanks Theo:)