Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid, wing venation
Posted by Tony T on 16-09-2007 17:32
#1
14 September 2007, New Brunswick, Canada. Both flies collected on trail in dense woods.
There was some discussion recently about the usefulness of wing venation for diagnostic puposes.
2 'types' of Tachinid wings. Top:
Phasia sp.; bottom
Tachina sp.
Edited by Tony T on 21-09-2007 00:48
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-09-2007 17:36
#2
that second venation in Tachina.. is something! I never saw such unusual deviation in M vein.
Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 17:54
#3
I compared a couple of
Phasia photos of mine,
P. obesa and
P. pusilla. They differ in some ways. The petiole is longer in P. pusilla.
Posted by Tony T on 20-09-2007 20:40
#4
Wing of a North American
Microphthalma sp. (Tribe: Dexiini) showing long appendix of vein M (A) at its bend; similar to that of the European species.
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Tony T attached the following image:
Edited by Tony T on 21-09-2007 00:49
Posted by Tony T on 02-10-2007 02:07
#5
Another configuration.
Note the right angle bend in vein M followed by a long smooth concavity before straightening to join wing margin just behid apex of R4+5.
Also note the sinuous curve of cross vein dm-cu (discal medial-cubital)
Posted by Tony T on 07-05-2008 20:52
#6
Another configuration. Blondeliini.
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Note the gentle bend of vein M, the spikey costa, and the setae on R4+5.