Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae, Phytomyptera sp.
Posted by NakaRB on 05-11-2016 09:48
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Russia, Moscow region, 27.03.2016
Edited by NakaRB on 05-11-2016 17:10
Posted by Zeegers on 05-11-2016 13:41
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A Phytomyptera (formerly: Elfia).
They are parasitoids of Tineidae in tree mushrooms.
Very very difficult genus to ID !
Theo
Posted by NakaRB on 05-11-2016 17:10
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Thank you, Theo!
Posted by John Carr on 06-11-2016 01:02
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Zeegers wrote:
A Phytomyptera (formerly: Elfia).
They are parasitoids of Tineidae in tree mushrooms.
Very very difficult genus to ID !
Theo
The American species are mostly parasitoids of conifer needle miners and leaf tiers.
They have never been revised but some are recognizable from descriptions.
Posted by Zeegers on 06-11-2016 09:30
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Hi John,
What I meant was that members of the former genus Elfia are parasitoids of Tineidae to be found in tree mushrooms.
Other species of Phytomyptera, indeed, are not !
Theo