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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 26-06-2011 03:03
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
I believe this is Tachinidae. Is genera possible? Malaise trap. Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [100.04Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 26-06-2011 03:15
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
There are spines on the underside of the wing on R3+4 and along the costa. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 26-06-2011 08:55
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Very interesting ... if it was in Europe then I would be checking it against Halidaya but I'm sure you have other alternatives. If you send anything to me I'll run them through the generic key though 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 26-06-2011 09:01
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Chris. No I don't have any idea as to an ID. That one has gone off to BOLD, but if I get another I'll put it aside for you. Cheers, Graeme |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 26-06-2011 09:29
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks Graeme - it certainly looks very identifiable so if you do get another then I'm fairly certain that we can get a name for it. The huge eyes, hemispherical-shaped head and the elongate, slightly laterally flattened abdomen all reminded me of Halidaya (a very rare tachinid in Europe). I have had a quick look at Crosskey's "Conspectus" and you do indeed have some species of Halydaia (a synonym of Halidaya) so I might be correct They are: mackerrasi, norrisi & rufiventris.
Edited by ChrisR on 26-06-2011 09:29 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 26-06-2011 09:42
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Interesting. Who knows what the malaise trap might throw uo tomorrow. |
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