Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Beautiful tachinid
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-03-2009 13:16
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I found this beautiful tachinid in Barcelos, Portugal on the 3rd of March. What can be said about it?    |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2009 16:58
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
first impression is female Graphogaster vestita, but some points may not fit. Very interesting, in any case. need to check my collection. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 05-03-2009 17:52
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you for your help! |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-03-2009 18:22
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
No thanks needed. It is NOT Graphogaster. Need to rethink this one. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-03-2009 19:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Congratulations ! It is a female Rondania dispar. Rare (or little collected) species. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 06-03-2009 19:50
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
 And it parasitizes weevils! Is the oviposition strategy similar to R. dimidiata? Puting the ovipositor into the oesophagus of the beetle?  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-03-2009 20:51
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, if you know your animals, you don't need to read science-fiction. Reality beats it easily. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 06-03-2009 21:32
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Zeegers wrote: Yes, if you know your animals, you don't need to read science-fiction. Reality beats it easily. Theo Yes, I agree  . It could do something like puting the egg over the host, but no! They decided to be invetive. And I'm glad they did so. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-03-2009 02:06
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow! A must-have for the gallery |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 10-03-2009 23:53
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Immediately after Theo identified the fly, I uploaded the photos to the gallery, but I don't think it worked well. I'll try again. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 11-03-2009 13:03
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It's OK - I am just slow updating the gallery - each photo needs approval and I usually wait until we have a lot and then do them all at the same time  |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 27-03-2009 23:13
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
And now...a male location: Barcelos, Portugal date: 25/03/2009   |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-03-2009 12:50
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
What is your secret ? You have reared them ? Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 28-03-2009 17:36
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Zeegers wrote: What is your secret ? You have reared them ? Theo I don't know, maybe going relatively early to the field, when they are basking in the sun so, more exposed. Both were seen between 8 and 9 am. I wish I had reared them from a host, more information added. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-09-2009 21:01
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
strange.. this male Rondania dispar is very different from mine... |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 03-09-2009 08:10
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: strange.. this male Rondania dispar is very different from mine... That's because both above are females...  Rondania males have typically only black hairs behind the head, females have also fair. Nice ID's! Jaakko |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-09-2009 09:51
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
so there are no males Rondania in this thread... thanks. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2009 15:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
And you can see that the petiole of the topcel is shorter than in the other specimen, at lest, so it seems. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 22-03-2010 22:28
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Apparently Rondania dispar is very common around here. This couple was photographed today in the same spot. The sexual dimorphism is really evident!
Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [97.97Kb] |
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