Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae
Posted by Isidro on 18-06-2007 07:31
#1
Last satudray, Sabi?anigo, Aragon, Spain (Pre-pyrenees), rock land with shrubs (Thymus and Genista scorpius above all). Big size (the same as a Calliphora: 9-10 mm)
Some ideas? ;)
Posted by ChrisR on 18-06-2007 11:46
#2
I don't recognise this species but it should be easily keyable if you have a specimen? The mouth edge is strongly protruding; it has strong bristles and T3 and T4 don't have median discal bristles. If you took a specimen then I'd be happy to key it for you - otherwise we'd need a much clearer series of photos with more angles showing the face, legs and wings clearly :)
Posted by Isidro on 18-06-2007 15:13
#3
Ooooh, sorry. I don't have the specimen and aslo I don't have more pictures. I made more photos but all of them are very bad, with too much light, and the fly was not seen in the picture. I deleted this pictures.
Maybe by comparation on collection specimens somebody can tell, at least, the genus?
Posted by ChrisR on 18-06-2007 16:01
#4
Theo might know from sight, if there are enough distinctive features visible in the photo. Those feature I mentioned above are pretty unusual but I haven't seen enough tachinids from mainland Europe to know all the genera there - so I'd have to use one of the keys, which would need confirmation of about 20 tiny features. You're welcome to try comparing it to specimens in a collection but it would be a big job and you'd have to know exactly which features to look for ;)
Posted by crex on 18-06-2007 17:37
#5
Other features (if they count for anything I don't know)
- the appendix on M
- the antenna (bicolor, long second part)
- coloration of the abdomen. Haven't seen a sturdy Tachinid with brown or almost red abdomen.
Posted by ChrisR on 18-06-2007 17:49
#6
Yes, the abdomen does seem a bit reddish, which might mean it is something like
Peleteria... but I am waiting for Theo ;)
Posted by Isidro on 18-06-2007 18:44
#7
Thanks, Chris and Crex!!!
Well, if is possible identify it with the few featres that appears in the pictures, I wait more suggestions. And if it is not possible,... well, at least you tried it.
At the moment I let it as Peletria? sp. Less is nothing.
I'm relatively new in this forum and completely begginer in Diptera, a like more the beetles and more the photography that the taxonomy. It seems that Theo is a Tachinid expert. We will wait him ;)
Thanks again ;)
Posted by Xespok on 18-06-2007 20:49
#8
It certainly seems to have the Peleteria bristles.
Posted by Isidro on 15-07-2007 12:12
#9
Now than Theo is here.... can be IDed to species level??
Posted by Zeegers on 15-07-2007 16:07
#10
It's a Peleteria for sure, well done.
Can't give a species name, need to see features on the ventral side.
There are many species in the Mediterrean region.
Theo
Posted by Isidro on 15-07-2007 18:20
#11
OK... thanks