Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Gaedia cf distincta, Tachinidae, Hungary, September, 2006

Posted by Xespok on 06-10-2007 18:06
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I try to sort out the species. There are only three species, one of which has never been recorded from Hungary (hispanica). The descriptions of the remaining two species connexa and distincta do not seem to fit, the specimen looks kind of intermediate betwen connexa and distincta.

It can not be connexa, because that species should have a partially orange abdomen, which is not seen in the photos (except the tip). Also the legs seem not to be partially yellow.

It should also not be distincta, because the abdomen again does not have sufficient amount of orange, the palpi seem to be darker (though this is difficult to judge from photos)

The images are more, but not entirely consistent with distincta, because the face seems to be 2x wide as the third segment of the antenna.

Both species were recorded only a few times from Hungary. Distincta is known from lime stone areas like Bukk, and Mecsek mountains, which would also favore disctincta.

This should be a female, am I right?