Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another tachinidae

Posted by ChrisR on 01-08-2010 11:37
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Ahh, yeah, that is the problem ... I am never sure myself until I have the specimen infront of me and twiddle it about a bit under the microscope! :D What you are looking for is very subtle and I don't' think I can see enough from the photos to make a decision.

You can see the post-ocular bristles/hairs behind the eyes and then you're looking for another row of bristles ... and then you have to decide whether there are no scattered bristles between these or whether there are numerous scattered bristles between them. If I am correct you should just have the 2 rows and no scattered bristles :)