Apparently Winthemia are pretty much the same the world over – 2 katepisternals with hairy parafacials. Determination by Monty Wood.
This is a huge genus containing many superficially dissimilar species. Determination by Monty Wood.
Determination by Monty Wood.
Determination by me – confirmed by Monty Wood.
Uramya is one of the genera where the males have very long ‘tails’ … sadly this is a female! Determination by Monty Wood.
This is one of my favourites from the batch of Bolivian tachinids that Martin Hauser kindly gave me earlier in the year. Determined by me…
This genus is related to the multi-fissicorn genera, like Cryptocladocera & Cerotachina (all members of the Neominthoini but most do not have multi-fissicorn antennae) . This…
Determination by Monty Wood.
Determination by Monty Wood.
Pennapoda & Xanthomelanodes are very commonly caught genera – being part of a group of very similar phasiine genera with shaded a costa and often…
Determinations by Monty Wood.
Determination by Monty Wood.
Leskia is a diverse and quite common genus. Determinations by Monty Wood.
This is a large and very striking fly – Monty Wood has confirmed the genus ID and I made the ID to species.
This is a pair of Masiphya sp. – mantid parasitoids:
This is quite distinctive little species – similar to Leschenaultia but different. Determination by Monty Wood.
This is a really lovely little woolly species with silver face and pale grey abdominal dusting. Determination by Monty Wood.
This is apparently a common species around the Caribbean. Determination by Monty Wood.
Determination by myself & Monty Wood.
Determinations by Monty Wood. EDIT (6/8/2011): After a trip to the BMNH I now believe that the first specimen is probably Jurinia notata.