Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid, eaten by crab spider
Posted by Sundew on 31-05-2008 23:31
#1
Hi,
Here we hace a very successful crab spider with a big prey. I thought of
Tachina magnicornis, but the body shape and the white spots on the abdomen make me uncertain. I found a picture of
Thelaira nigrina that bore some resemblance, so I would like to ask the experts for ID.
Many thanks, Sundew
Posted by Zeegers on 01-06-2008 11:57
#2
Indeed, looks like Thelaira nigripes (sic).
Theo
Posted by ChrisR on 01-06-2008 17:21
#3
nigripes,
nigrita,
nigrina ... different month, different spelling :D
Posted by Zeegers on 01-06-2008 17:27
#4
Well, nigripes really has a different meaning: black feet (quod non, by the way, in this species).
Theo
Posted by ChrisR on 01-06-2008 19:46
#5
Ahh, of course - maybe if I try to remember it in that way I might not get it wrong again? :p
Posted by Sundew on 01-06-2008 21:22
#6
Well, I found the name on the INSECTES website (
http://aramel.fre...5-51.shtml) in two different spellings -
Theleira nigrina and
Theleira nigripes. Whereas I changed the genus to
Thelaira, I chose the wrong epitheton. Nevertheless I consider this website really great and pity that my French is not good enough to understand everything at once.
Cheers, Sundew