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 Second Tachinid from Panama, a yellowish one
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| Stephen |
Posted on 23-03-2011 10:55
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
12 March 2011, Gamboa, Panama (lowlands), forest. Measured 8 mm to apex of abdomen.
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| Stephen |
Posted on 23-03-2011 10:59
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
A second view.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-03-2011 12:46
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Very nice again - just not possible to identify it to any level - it isn't similar to any that I have had here ... maybe a leskiine or dexiine? Just guessing really 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-03-2011 12:47
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
PS: if you caught either of these then the specimens might be identifiable with Monty Wood's key in MCAD volume 2 ... I'd be happy to run them for you but keying isn't possible via photos 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-03-2011 17:35
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Very interesting species, might be a Leskiini, but that is really guesswork Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-03-2011 17:48
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There are quite a lot of leskiines that look similar to this in the neotropics ... but I don't think I have ever seen one exactly like this. Definitely needs collecting
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 24-03-2011 10:42
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks for your help Chris, Theo. No specimen, unfortunately. I can barely keep up with the camera equipment 
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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