Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae - Voria ruralis in cop.
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 27-08-2009 19:29
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Caught these two in flagrante the other day and it reminded of something Theo mentioned re male pulvilli. In this case clearly much larger on the male; is this a general rule or are there too many exceptions, and why doesn't it appear to be mentioned in the keys I'm using? photographed 24/78/2009; Devon, England Thanks Tim tim worfolk attached the following image:  [80.93Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 27-08-2009 19:54
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Certainly looks like Voria to me too  I am guessing that the larger pulvilli on males would tend to show up better on live specimens than the dead material that keys are based on, but that might just be a wild guess. It just serves as a handy field-tool when it is less easy to look at parafrontal bristles or ask the flies if they'd mind showing their wobbly bits 
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-08-2009 10:26
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Tim It is a general rule with exceptions. I formulated it as a one-way implication IF the pulvilli are clearly elongated, it is a male Theo |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 29-08-2009 17:38
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Useful to know, thanks Theo. Tim |
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