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 Tachininae?-->Tachininae: Siphonini cf. Ceromya
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 07:54
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Picture taken in early February, east China (Zhejiang province). Body length approx. 6mm, observed on bamboo leaves. I think it bears a good resemblance to Leskia sp. in the general body coloration. So could it be in the same subfamily, Tachininae? Or could it even be in the same tribe, Leskinii? Thanks in advannce.
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 07:55
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Another shot, lateral view of the same individual.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-02-2022 10:04
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19223 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The resemblance with Leskia is just superficial. Check the converging apical bristles on scutellum, three veins with brisltes all over and the elongated second (apparent: first) segment of arista: clearly a Siphonini. Theo |
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 10:41
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
I stand corrected. Thank you!  |
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 10:56
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
I did a quick check. At least (probably more than) 5 species in this tribe have been recorded from Zhejiang, including Actia jocularis, Ceromya flaviseta, Peribaea fissicornis and P. tibialis, Siphona cristata and S. pauciseta. Siphona seems a promising candidate.  |
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 11:02
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
I think it bears a good (hopefully not superficial this time) resemblance to the Siphona pictures at this link: https://www.dipte...pid=195760 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 18-02-2022 12:15
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10541 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Siphona is named for its long proboscis. Most Leskiini also have a longer and more rigid proboscis than your fly. Probably Actia or Ceromya. |
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 12:20
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Ah, then I made another mistake in my comparisons. Thank you, John Carr, for pointing it out. I wasn't aware of the proboscis problems. |
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| guplox |
Posted on 18-02-2022 12:25
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Oh, I just realized there's an obvious connnection between Siphona and siphon.
Edited by guplox on 18-02-2022 12:26 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-02-2022 17:27
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19223 Joined: 21.07.04 |
And lower sternopleural bristle is clearly short, so Ceromyia or similar. No Actia is this yellow. Theo |
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| guplox |
Posted on 19-02-2022 04:31
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Thank you, John and Theo, for further narrowing down the possible genera in the Siphonini tribe. |
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