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Winthemia sp. (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Apparently Winthemia are pretty much the same the world over – 2 katepisternals with hairy parafacials. Determination by Monty Wood.

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Zelia sp. (French Guiana & Costa Rica)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010October 4, 2010

This is a huge genus containing many superficially dissimilar species. Determination by Monty Wood.

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Thelairodoria (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010

Determination by Monty Wood.

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Trichophora sp. (Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determination by me – confirmed by Monty Wood.

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Uramya (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Uramya is one of the genera where the males have very long ‘tails’ … sadly this is a female! Determination by Monty Wood.

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Quadratosoma sp. (Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010October 4, 2010

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…

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Neomintho macilenta (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010October 4, 2010

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…

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Oestrophasia sp. (Costa Rica)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determination by Monty Wood.

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Parepalpus sp. (Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determination by Monty Wood.

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Pennapoda & Xanthomelanodes sp. (French Guiana & Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010October 23, 2010

Pennapoda & Xanthomelanodes are very commonly caught genera – being part of a group of very similar phasiine genera with shaded a costa and often…

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Phasia sp. (Brazil & Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determinations by Monty Wood.

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Phyllophilopsis sp. (Panama)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010

Determination by Monty Wood.

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Leskia sp. (French Guiana & Ecuador)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Leskia is a diverse and quite common genus. Determinations by Monty Wood.

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Macromya depressa (Costa-Rica)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

This is a large and very striking fly – Monty Wood has confirmed the genus ID and I made the ID to species.

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Masiphya sp. (Ecuador)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010October 1, 2010

This is a pair of Masiphya sp. – mantid parasitoids:

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Moreiria maura (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

This is quite distinctive little species – similar to Leschenaultia but different. Determination by Monty Wood.

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Myiopharus cf. nigrita (Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010

This is a really lovely little woolly species with silver face and pale grey abdominal dusting. Determination by Monty Wood.

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Gonia crassicornis (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

This is apparently a common species around the Caribbean. Determination by Monty Wood.

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Jurinella sp. (Costa Rica & Ecuador)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determination by myself & Monty Wood.

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Jurinia notata & Jurinia sp. (French Guiana & Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010August 6, 2011

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.

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