Posted by ChrisR on 24-05-2006 09:58
#6
After checking my specimens I think it is an
Actia - perhaps
infantula, but I can't see the katepisternum clearly enough to be sure.
Replying to Black's comments on its small size: There are several small species of tachinid in families like
Actia ,
Phytomyptera and
Paracraspedothrix. These have correspondingly small hosts, like micro-moth larvae in fungi. Of course, if the host is extra small and doesn't eat well then the resulting tachinid fly is even smaller than normal :D
Edited by ChrisR on 24-05-2006 10:12