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 Tachiniscidia africana (Tephritidae: Tachiniscinae)
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:29
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Dear all, Couple of these came with some tachinids reared from lepidopteran hosts in Uganda. Does not ring any bell, even as a family. Association with a lepidopteran host (Hypocretia - ??) might be an error. I also could not retrieve anything from the google with the host name... Thank you in advance, Jaakko Jaakko attached the following image:  [47.15Kb] Edited by Jaakko on 24-10-2012 07:54 |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:32
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Size ~5mm, no hpl bristles but otherwise quite bristly. Mouthparts reduced but present. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2012 18:26
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I'd still start searching in Tachinidae, but a dorsal shot would be useful, too.
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 23-10-2012 19:24
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Congratulations!!! Tachiniscidia africana Malloch (former family Tachiniscidae, currently subfamily Tachiniscinae of the Tephritidae). Edited by Nosferatumyia on 23-10-2012 19:26 Val |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2012 21:36
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LoL
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 24-10-2012 06:53
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Nosferatumyia wrote: Congratulations!!! Tachiniscidia africana Malloch (former family Tachiniscidae, currently subfamily Tachiniscinae of the Tephritidae). Great, many thanks Valery! It surely looked like a Tachinid with bare eye, but under the scope the differences were obvious: no hypopleural bristles or bulky subscutellum. Is this really a parasitic genus? There are two specimens out of 14 rearings, so I believe more might show up. Thanks again and best wishes, Jaakko |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 26-10-2012 13:32
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Yes. Tachiniscinae apparently all are parasitoids. Another African genus Bibundia has been reared from saturniid caterpillars.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-10-2012 10:20
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My goodness..... Theo |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 27-10-2012 12:51
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Sorta "a humanoid living inside the human race"
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 27-10-2012 12:52 Val |
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