Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachina?
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| Pietro |
Posted on 12-11-2008 21:36
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia 18/05/2008 dimensions: around 13 /14 mm. Possible T. magnicornis? Pietro attached the following image:  [131.1Kb] Edited by Pietro on 12-11-2008 21:40 Ciao Pietro |
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| Pietro |
Posted on 12-11-2008 21:37
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
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| Pietro |
Posted on 12-11-2008 21:38
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-11-2008 17:41
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19047 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Looks like T. fera female to me The females of fera / magnicornis are hardly separable, so go get the males ! Theo |
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| Pietro |
Posted on 13-11-2008 20:12
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
Thanks Theo I have difficulty in determining the sex. Is it based on the size of the last article of tarsus? Ciao Pietro |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 14-11-2008 15:11
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19047 Joined: 21.07.04 |
In Tachina: Males have very large genitalia, long claws to pulvilli and vertex narrow or broad Females no genitalia exposed, short claws and vertex very broad. Theo |
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| Pietro |
Posted on 14-11-2008 20:00
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Member Location: Alghero Sardinia Italy Posts: 973 Joined: 16.09.06 |
Thank you again for your patience Theo.
Ciao Pietro |
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