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| Toby |
Posted on 30-03-2008 19:41
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 Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
quite pleased with this picture, be nice to have species ID'd
Edited by Toby on 01-04-2008 01:18 |
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| Toby |
Posted on 01-04-2008 01:18
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
better shot for ID |
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| crex |
Posted on 01-04-2008 05:57
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Location and date? |
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| Toby |
Posted on 01-04-2008 08:18
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
last sunday in Richmond Park, SW London. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 01-04-2008 13:32
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Well, it's Tachinidae, so I think we are all waiting for Chris or Theo 
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-04-2008 13:51
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I have been studiously avoiding this one because it's just not something I can recognise easily. Early species are few and far between but I seldom come across anything but the usual Gymnocheta or Tachina ursina here  The very hairly eyes, bare parafacial and slightly unusual arrangement of scutellar bristles should be fairly characteristic but if I was going to venture an ID I'd prefer to see the specimen because there's not enough visible to allow me to key it  |
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| Toby |
Posted on 01-04-2008 18:41
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
does a rear view help? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-04-2008 19:42
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18942 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It's Cyzenis albicans no doubt, a rather early spring species in deciduous forests, quite common. You can see that there is one (pair of) proclinate orbital setae, which is very unusual in Tachinidae: the rule is none in males and two pairs in females. However, in Cyzenis both sexes have one pair. That's why the genus was called Monochaeta for long time. Theo |
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| Toby |
Posted on 02-04-2008 07:37
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
setae are bristles - which are the orbital setae ? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-04-2008 18:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18942 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Look at 'glossary' under 'navigation', that's why I don't bother to explain it in every post. Theo |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 02-04-2008 19:40
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Also look at Tony T's recent post http://www.dipter...d_id=11964
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