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 Australian Tachinidae Halidaia (2)
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 27-06-2011 01:55
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
I suspect this is the same species as the Haladaia sp. previously posted. Malaise trap, Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [61.58Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 27-06-2011 08:32
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, it does look very similar, though the abdominal colour is different. It would probably require a good series to be really sure so keep 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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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 27-06-2011 08:45
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
I have another one which shows the same abdominal colour. THe two of them have the same DNA. Unfortunately it will be some time before the original fly will be processed, to see if it shares the DNA of the other two. About 6 months. Hopefully some more will turn up so that I can send you a specimen.
Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [68.86Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 27-06-2011 08:49
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
The calypters seem to be particularly large. What does that signify? Greater manouverability? |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 27-06-2011 11:40
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks for sorting out a specimen - all gratefully received  Not sure about calypters - some genera have very large ones (Leucostoma) and others have smaller ones (Rhinphoridae) ... but I don't think there is anything in their ecology that would suggest why this is so.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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