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Thai CALYPTRATA (Tachinid)
Nikita Vikhrev	#1 Posted on 20-12-2009 16:01
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05	Thailand, Phang Nga prov., 20.12.2009. I have no time for Tachinid, but this one seems remarkable! Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image: [137.58Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


jorgemotalmeida	#2 Posted on 20-12-2009 16:39
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	just to say:WOW! More adds: very strange calypters! collect some, please! very unusual tachinid indeed.


ChrisR	#3 Posted on 20-12-2009 16:45
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04	Very strange - should be easy to key in Crosskey (1976) I have a copy but I don't have much chance to use it usually Edited by ChrisR on 20-12-2009 16:45 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


Zeegers	#4 Posted on 20-12-2009 17:54
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19208 Joined: 21.07.04	First blunt guess would be, of course Calyptromyia ! The notion 'Parafacials hairy' in Crosskey is encouraging. I don't see reclinate orbital setae, though Theo


ChrisR	#5 Posted on 20-12-2009 18:13
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04	Hmm, a quick Google turned up this page with photos of flies purporting to be Calyptromyia A knowledge of Japanese would be useful. Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


Nikita Vikhrev	#6 Posted on 20-12-2009 18:24
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05	Either parafacials and fronto-orbital plates are long and densely haired. Among these numerous hairs frontal setae are hardly visible even on specimen. But anterior frontals are distinctly inclinate, 4-5 pairs of posterior setae seems reclinate, at least not proclinate and rather reclinate than inclinate. So, thank you, Calyptromyia seems correct! But should we stop on genus level? Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


jorgemotalmeida	#7 Posted on 20-12-2009 19:02
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	ChrisR wrote: Hmm, a quick Google turned up this page with photos of flies purporting to be Calyptromyia A knowledge of Japanese would be useful. It says: "I have more to learn, grain of salt (or less) Please read on. The first shot is taken once the family Tachinidae Genus Calyptromyia I like that, just because they are similar in appearance, evidence is thin. Up a picture clue. The second sheet, which is similar to the family Tachinidae, which is more I do not know. The third is, well I like Ookurobae. It is distinguished from any image, not to rely too Please. I want to learn it, you can simply point out more from people Glad."