Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae south France

Posted by clovis on 21-03-2018 09:25
#1
Hello,

I'm trying to identify this Tachinidae from south France taken few years ago at Saint Martin de Londre (Hérault 34) in may 2014.

No hairs on cheeks; hairs on the sternum, arista not hairy; sub apical scutellar bristles longer than apical one and crossed; antero dorsal apical hair on Tibia 1 much smaller than the dorsal one; a combe of hairs on ad part of the tibia 3; palps yellow; pre alar longer than not pleural; eyes bare; R4+5 bare.

I find using key Blepharipa, but habitus is quite different, so I must be wrong.
Any idea?

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Posted by clovis on 21-03-2018 09:26
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Posted by Zeegers on 21-03-2018 19:53
#3
Blepharipa works for me !

Theo

Posted by clovis on 23-03-2018 17:05
#4
So that would be B pratensis?
Habitus look a bit different than thoses I am use too.

Posted by Zeegers on 23-03-2018 18:06
#5
Yes, pratneis.

It is a female, maybe your references are males ?

Theo

Posted by clovis on 23-03-2018 18:40
#6
Most probably!
Didn't think I'd search such a long time for a B pratensis ^^
Thanks Theo!