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 Cylindromyia, actually Mintho rufiventris
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 22:47
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9337 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Ulyanovsk Region (middle Volga). Bred from the nest of Bombus muscorum parasited by Cuckoo bumblebees and some dipteran larvae which turned to be Cylindromyia's lavrae. Is it possible to give species name? Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [83.27Kb] Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-01-2024 09:26 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 22:48
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9337 Joined: 24.05.05 |
2nd view
Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [78.09Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-01-2024 22:49
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9337 Joined: 24.05.05 |
3rd view
Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [72.4Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 02-01-2024 22:56
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10176 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think you have a member of tribe Minthoini. Females in the tribe tend to have modified fore tarsi and reduced or absent claws. Not too many species in European Russia. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-01-2024 23:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
John is right: looks like a straightforward Mintho rufiventris. Record is very interesting. Obviously, Bombus is nit the host. I guess Galleria is. Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-01-2024 09:27
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9337 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you, John and Theo. As far as I found, hosts are Pyralidae moth caterpillars.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-01-2024 18:55
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
to which Galleria belongs .....  Theo |
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