Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Siphona->Siphona setosa (M)
Posted by Nacho Cabellos on 05-01-2026 21:57
#1
Mediterranean scrub. South center of spain. 600 m. October.
I don't have any keys to this genus...if it really is Siphona.
Edited by Nacho Cabellos on 06-01-2026 12:51
Posted by Nacho Cabellos on 05-01-2026 21:57
#2
ph2
Posted by Nacho Cabellos on 05-01-2026 21:58
#3
ph3
Posted by Nacho Cabellos on 05-01-2026 21:58
#4
ph4
Posted by John Carr on 05-01-2026 22:26
#5
It is
Siphona. The key in Cerretti's
I tachinidi della fauna italiana is likely to work for Spain. I hesitate to try to identify
Siphona to species. The North American species are quite difficult.
Posted by Zeegers on 06-01-2026 10:41
#6
Normally, Siphona are hopeless from pics. But this definitely looks like the male of S. setosa. Which is an autumn species, so that makes sense as well.
Theo
Posted by Nacho Cabellos on 06-01-2026 12:52
#7
Ohoho!
Thanks a lot!!!
Posted by John Carr on 06-01-2026 18:40
#8
Cerretti's key says
Siphona setosa should have median marginals on T1+2. I don't see them, only some hairs that are a little longer than the rest.
Posted by Zeegers on 07-01-2026 12:05
#9
Yes, I know.
But it seems they are present, but broken half off. Check last pic, difficult to see.
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 07-01-2026 12:06
#10
First pic better, you can see the pore right. Definitely broken off.