Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae?

Posted by ChrisR on 17-01-2007 14:12
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I must admit I can't see yellow hairs clearly, and like Susan said, it might be a trick of the light. The Central European key won't be 100% guaranteed to help because it doesn't work so well south of the Pyrennes or Alps. :( Remember, on the subject of yellow hairs it might be that feature only works for species in the Central/Northern European region and there could be Linnaemya spp. outside that area that don't have yellow hairs. But you'd have to ask Peter Tschorsnig about that - he does do some work in the south and he'd have a clearer idea about the fauna in your area.

One thing for sure, it certainly isn't a Clairvillia spp. (have a look here: http://www.dipter...oto_id=249). So, I'd say you should use the Central European key as best you can and see which Linnaemya spp. it comes out to... but don't be 100% confident on the identification until you can find literature that specifically covers your part of Europe :)

Edited by ChrisR on 17-01-2007 14:15