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| frbel1 |
Posted on 09-05-2020 16:26
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 Member Location: French Riviera Posts: 22 Joined: 01.02.19 |
Hello, Is it Rhamphina pedemontana? This species seems rather variable, at least in terms of color, but the proboscis puzzles me, comparing it with pinned specimens (2 here and 1 at tachinidae.eu) : shouldn't its curve make it point forwards? Thanks in advance. Frédéric (11mm, 1700m, France, Southern Alps, July 2019) frbel1 attached the following image:  [201.44Kb] Edited by frbel1 on 26-06-2020 14:04 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 09-05-2020 16:48
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10393 Joined: 22.10.10 |
frbel1 wrote: Hello, Is it Rhamphina pedemontana? This species seems rather variable, at least in terms of color, but the proboscis puzzles me, comparing it with pinned specimens (2 here and 1 at tachinidae.eu) : shouldn't its curve make it point forwards? Thanks in advance. Frédéric (11mm, 1700m, France, Southern Alps, July 2019) The proboscis of some American Tachinidae curves in a different direction in dried specimens. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-05-2020 08:01
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18968 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, the proboscis is flexible to some degree. Moreover, you have two species of Rhamphina, need to check that. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-05-2020 16:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18968 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The way I understand Herting (1971), is that the haustellum is flexible in pedemontana and rigid in rectirostris. Anyhow, this is Rh. pedemontana. Theo |
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| frbel1 |
Posted on 12-05-2020 08:52
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Member Location: French Riviera Posts: 22 Joined: 01.02.19 |
Thank you for your answers. |
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