Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae 5 Suriname
Posted by DJHiker on 03-07-2018 15:05
#1
A very conspicuous fly because of his bright red eyes.
Bristles on the abdomen and the wing venation suggest Tachinidae (male).
Any suggestions regarding genus or species?
Location: Botopasi, Sipaliwini, Suriname
March 2018
Posted by John Carr on 03-07-2018 15:20
#2
Male
Cholomyia. I'm not sure of species.
Posted by DJHiker on 03-07-2018 20:56
#3
I read the 2016 Cholomyia revision by Domingos de Santis and Shigueo Nihei. It presents a simple key for the (only 4) species. If you just consider leg length, thorax color and pruinosity on scutum, it points to C. filipes. The distribution map shows presence of filipes in nearby Guyana. But not many taxon sources seem to have included the Cholomyia species in their database yet.
Thanks,
David
Posted by John Carr on 04-07-2018 02:10
#4
I thought
C. filipes based on the key in the revision, but the leg color is a little wrong.
Posted by DJHiker on 05-07-2018 11:01
#5
Thanks John.
I'll label it cf. filipes.