Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 5/12 Cylindromyia gemma (Tachinidae) (male)

Posted by sd on 14-05-2022 07:17
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5/12 Cylindromyia gemma (Tachinidae) (male)
South East Bulgaria, Gorno Pole. 20th June 2014. Altitude 520m . Hilltopping.
Note the very long antennae. C. gemma is very similar to C. robusta but sternite 5 for this specimen closely matches that for C. gemma in the key linked below.
Probably not previously recorded for Bulgaria (there are literature records for Greece but I think not from elsewhere in Europe). There is a nice review and key of East Mediterranean species, including C. gemma, here-


"A review of the genus Cylindromyia Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Iran, with the description of two new species and the newly discovered male of C. persica Tschorsnig" Gilasian et al (researchgate.net)

https://www.resea.../266388117

Steve