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Posted by cosmln on 13-07-2008 09:17

Hi,

yesterday (12.july.2008) i have visited a reserve (Valea lui David) near Iasi.
the overwhelming heat do not let me to be very eager to make anything but still done some photos.
this is tachinid observed there.
size ~8mm.
is collected if anything else is needed.

thanks for the help,
cosmln

Posted by ChrisR on 14-07-2008 00:31

It's certainly a tachinid but I don't recognise it so I'd need a specimen to put through the keys. It looks like it should be fairly easy and close to the dexiines - with the long legs and that shape of face: small antennae; tall gena; and wide, hairy parafacial area :)

Posted by cosmln on 14-07-2008 10:44

Chris Raper wrote:
It's certainly a tachinid but I don't recognise it so I'd need a specimen to put through the keys. It looks like it should be fairly easy and close to the dexiines - with the long legs and that shape of face: small antennae; tall gena; and wide, hairy parafacial area :)

hi Chris,

i will keep that for you, bu will be impossible to send that to you now.
cosmln

Posted by ChrisR on 14-07-2008 12:51

No problem - it will be very interesting to see it but I usually have enough to keep me busy at any time of year ;)

At the moment I am working on 150 tachinids from French Guiana ... entomological masochism at its worse! :D I don't have much chance of identifying them but it is good fun to try to split them into taxa at least :D

Edited by ChrisR on 14-07-2008 12:52

Posted by cosmln on 14-07-2008 14:41

Chris Raper wrote:
No problem - it will be very interesting to see it but I usually have enough to keep me busy at any time of year ;)

At the moment I am working on 150 tachinids from French Guiana ... entomological masochism at its worse! :D I don't have much chance of identifying them but it is good fun to try to split them into taxa at least :D

ok Chris,

lucky you, i will like to have 150 dragonfly from French Guyana... and more i will like o go there and catch them myself.

cosmln