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Can someone help me a bit with this species? I'm sure I've got a number in my archive but I don't know exactly what to look for. After reading pages of posts on this forum I haven't got further than hairy eyes, 3 dcs, elongated abdomen and a spring species. Are there other things to look for?

James

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In tribe Exoristini the bend in vein M is a right angle with the distal section curving towards wingtip. A similar curve in M is also common in tribe Polideini (along with hairy eyes). Typically the distal part of M in Polideini approximates a quarter circle while it is more elongate in Exoristini.

Look for the strongly differentiated upper orbital bristles typical of Exoristini.

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And most of all, it is much more elongated than the vast majority of Exoristinae. First impression is more of a Sarcophagini....

Theo

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Thank you both - just to be sure, I have chosen a couple of photos to illustrate your remarks. Are these the setae John means (indicated by the red lines)?

James

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And is this the bend in M? I don't see much of a right angle there.

James

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The arrows are correctly placed. There are normally two pairs of reclinate upper orbitals.

Also the second picture shows the large male genitalia of Phorocera.

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The extremely large male genitalia are indeed unique.
(if you include Parasetigena in Phorocera).
Also, the female genitalia are highly peculiar.

Theo

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Genitalia are also large in the New World genus Tachinomyia, which is next to Phorocera in the recently published molecular phylogeny.

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Many thanks. This definitely helps. The woods here are full of Tachinids at the moment and I have 26 individuals to (try to) identify in my archive.

James