Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small, dark Gymnosoma from 29.06.21: G. costatum? --> Gymnosoma sp.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 19:03
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Hello,
a 4 mm Tachinid on
Aegopodium podagraria near a small brook yesterday (northwest Germany). Female
Gymnosoma costatum?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 02-07-2021 18:31
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 19:03
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 19:04
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 19:04
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-07-2021 20:49
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This thread went very fast down the list...
Posted by Zeegers on 02-07-2021 17:43
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HI Juergen, as you know, Gymnosoma is a mess. This female is very small, hoewver, the parafrontal is only half dark, so it is NOT costatum.
Costatum from NL came back as a dwarf nudifrons and inornatum as polyphyletic based on DNA.
So .....
Theo
Posted by Juergen Peters on 02-07-2021 18:30
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Thank you, Theo! I hoped, the small size and dark colouration could be a clue for identification. It certainly looked diferrent from most other
Gymnosoma...