Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Compsilura concinnata (Tachinidae)
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| Tony T |
Posted on 31-08-2008 02:36
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
27 August 2008, NB, Canada. Ovipositor of a Tachinid. Resembles Celatoria but neither of the 2 species in this genus get as far north as NB. EDIT: title changed Tony T attached the following image:  [124.6Kb] Edited by Tony T on 05-09-2008 10:30 |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 31-08-2008 03:08
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Length: 8mm
Tony T attached the following image:  [118.32Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 31-08-2008 07:57
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19055 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is clearly a Blondeliini, so point 119 in key by Wood (Manual). An obvious possibility is Compsilura: eyes are hairy and I don't see ocellar bristles. Facial ridge with strong bristles going up. That's one genus we share. Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 31-08-2008 09:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, the piercer and the saw-toothed bristles where the tergites touch ventrally is quite distinctive of a few genera - should be easy to key out  |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 31-08-2008 20:11
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
With the great clues from Theo and Chris ID to species was easy. Thanks guys. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 04-09-2008 21:44
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
And its name is...? 
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| Tony T |
Posted on 04-09-2008 23:11
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Damn, now you are really putting me on the spot. At the moment I'm batting 100, I can't do better but if my ID is wrong I'll have mud on my face. So trust me, I know what it is. It's a European Compsilura and we have only 1 in NA. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2008 07:12
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19055 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Compsilura concinnata. Interesting case. "Palaearctic. Introduced and established in northeastern USA and southeastern Canada, etc, etc" (Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America north of Mexico, O'Hara & Monty Wood, 2004) So that's why it looked so familiar ! Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-09-2008 08:13
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
If it is Compsilura then they would look great in the gallery  |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 05-09-2008 10:33
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Chris Raper wrote: If it is Compsilura then they would look great in the gallery Chris: Attaching a few more photos to show diagnostic characters. Which images would be OK for Gallery? I can, of course 'break up' the plate. Tony T attached the following image:  [178.44Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 05-09-2008 10:42
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
yep .individual images for the gallery is the best. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2008 17:25
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19055 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The wing venation, hairy eyes, lack of ocellars and 4 post DC (unusual in Blondeliini): all indicates Compsilura concinnata. So there can be no doubt. Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-09-2008 19:10
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'd say submit all of them - they all look great and any non-layered photos of Compsilura are unlikely to be better |
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