Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae at light
Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 14:49
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Yesterday about 23:00 h, several of these flies were collected on the sheet of a light trap.
Any idea what species this might be? I ended up at
Phorocera myself but ....................
The Netherlands, Tilburg, "De Kaaistoep".
Edited by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 15:21
Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 14:51
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Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 14:52
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Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 14:53
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Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 14:55
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Posted by ChrisR on 24-05-2010 17:34
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The genitalia look big enough to be
Phorocera, so it is possible ... though the scutellum isn't dark so it wouldn't be
obscura :)
Posted by Jan Willem on 24-05-2010 22:16
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Thanks Chris! I will give it another try :).
Posted by Zeegers on 21-06-2010 20:14
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I agree. Very interesting record, but species is trivial: Phorocera obscura.
Yes, it is obscura, despite the reddish scutellum, have a look at the excavation in syntergite 1&2.
In my collections, these guys (and girls) are under the nickname 'rufoscutellata'
Theo
Posted by Jan Willem on 21-06-2010 22:16
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Thanks Theo,
Good to know that I had at least the genus right:). And indeed the excavation clearly doesn't reach the apex of syntergite 1+2.
All Tachinidae I found that night belonged to this species.