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 Muscidae or Tachinidae ? => Tachinidae: Gymnocheta viridis
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| skrylten |
Posted on 02-05-2012 17:31
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South of Sweden, 2012-05-01, 11 mm. Cant see any hypopleural bristles, but seems to have a strongly developed postscutellum ? Is it Muscidae or Tachinidae ? skrylten attached the following image:  [80.88Kb] Edited by skrylten on 02-05-2012 18:22 |
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| skrylten |
Posted on 02-05-2012 17:32
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| skrylten |
Posted on 02-05-2012 17:34
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Posted on 02-05-2012 17:34
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 02-05-2012 18:16
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Tachinidae - Gymnocheta viridis 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| skrylten |
Posted on 02-05-2012 18:21
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1509 Joined: 03.10.11 |
Thx Chris ! Does it mean that the hypopleural bristles are present but I missed them ? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-05-2012 18:47
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19319 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes,hypopleural bristels are present and strong. Metallic Muscidae never have a angled curve in vein M. Metallic Muscidae and Calliphoridae have the arista strongly plumose, whereas it is bare in metallic Tachinidae. And the bristles... of course.... Theo |
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| skrylten |
Posted on 05-05-2012 08:05
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1509 Joined: 03.10.11 |
Thx for a great explanation Theo ! I guess I found the hypopleural bristles at last .... skrylten attached the following image:  [77.95Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-05-2012 14:21
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
The hypopleurals are easy to find because they are just in front of (anterior to) the hind thoracic spiracle
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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