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 Another long tachinidae SE Spain
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 01-08-2008 11:04
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Here you have another one that likes Helichrysum flowers. Shot in semiarid scrubland at 300 masl. Spring. Aguilas, SE Spain. Any idea? Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [143.51Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-08-2008 11:21
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks the same as the other 2 ... the petiole is very long and (as Theo pointed out) the vittae on the thorax are a bit different from Mintho rufiventris so Theo's suggestion stands. Would be nice to run a specimen through the keys, just to see how it differs  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-08-2008 12:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19043 Joined: 21.07.04 |
If it is not Stevenia (Rhinophoridae), calyptrae seem large, than Zeuxia (Dexiini) comes in mind. The bend in vein M seems to be a bit angular for Hyperea. Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-08-2008 15:24
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I thought I could see faint red side patches at the base of the abdomen - but maybe I was confused? Strange abdomen shape. |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 01-08-2008 15:30
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Yes, the first two segments of the abdomen have faint red side patches. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-08-2008 17:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19043 Joined: 21.07.04 |
red spots does not contradict Zeuxia. Theo |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 01-08-2008 17:52
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
So Theo, do you think that it is Zeuxia? Also the other two that have the abdomen redder and the wings darker? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-08-2008 20:51
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19043 Joined: 21.07.04 |
As long as I can't see the arista, I can't tell you. I don't think these specimens belong to the same species, as mentionel the bend in vein M seems different. Hyperea has a gentle curved vein M. Here is a clear angle with a rather long appendix. Theo |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 05-08-2008 21:38
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Hi Theo, I think I can not help much with the arista. I can only blow up the images I have. I will send you two where you can see a shadow of the arista. I do not know if that will be enough. Thanks, Guillermo Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [78.23Kb] |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 05-08-2008 21:40
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Another view
Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [103.45Kb] |
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