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Brazilian Tachinid fly..
bonitin	#1 Posted on 23-10-2010 13:34
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	Hi, Only one picture..unfortunately.. 20th January 2010 rainforest Paraty-Brazil.. Thank you for any help! Myriam bonitin attached the following image: [137.66Kb] Edited by bonitin on 23-10-2010 13:35


Gerard Pennards	#2 Posted on 23-10-2010 13:50
Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04	Probably, but it also reminds me a bit of Sarcophagidae, subfamily Miltogramminae.... Maybe someone else will know for sure. Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards


bonitin	#3 Posted on 23-10-2010 14:39
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	Thank you Gerard! We'll see if someone knwos more..


ChrisR	#4 Posted on 23-10-2010 17:12
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	Very hard to say without a specimen ... I can't confirm the subscutellum and the wing venation is not clear. I would still guess that it is a tachinid but it shows that in the neotropics you can really help our knowledge by taking specimens - but photos are just interesting and tantalising at the same time Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


bonitin	#5 Posted on 23-10-2010 17:22
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	OK thanks Chris, I understand the impossible task to put a sure name on this one! Sorry but I cannot take life specimens..


Zeegers	#6 Posted on 24-10-2010 08:58
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18528 Joined: 21.07.04	It is very Miltogramminae-like, yet, my gut feeling says it is a Tachinidae. Theo


jorgemotalmeida	#7 Posted on 24-10-2010 12:35
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	is there any Miltogramminae with very, very strong abdominal bristles? I will go for Tachinidae.