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3x Mystacella sp. (Peru)

by ChrisRPosted onJanuary 4, 2011January 5, 2011

These photos illustrate 3 species of Mystacella – a tachinid that, like Chrysoexorista, is a beautiful metallic green (sometimes across the whole body, but at…

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Pelecotheca s.g. Cryptocladocera (male) (Surinam)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 24, 2010

The Surinamese batch of flies from Menno yielded quite a lot of male Cryptocladocera – here are just 2.

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An amazing series of photo by Paul Bertner from the forests of Guyana

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 22, 2010October 22, 2010

Paul is a wildlife photographer and adventurer who contacted me a few months ago for tips on how to do serious entomology in the tropics…

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Stacking #2

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 19, 2010October 19, 2010

Here is Dave’s latest version of the Pelecotheca (Cryptocladocera) male – looking even better. To see Dave’s other photos click here.

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Atactosturmia/Leschenaultia/Lespesia sp. ??? (Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 18, 2010January 6, 2011

This specimen is proving to be a real problem – it keys to Atactosturmia because it has 3 rows of small hairs outside the vibrissa…

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Drino sp. ??? (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 18, 2010October 19, 2010

Needs confirmation but the lack of occellar bristles is fairly indicative.

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Stacking / compositing photographs

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 12, 2010October 19, 2010

Recently a local photographer called Dave Dare got in touch with me to ask if I could lend him some specimens so that he could…

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Pseudochaeta sp. (Peru)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 4, 2010

This is a specimen of Pseudochaeta – a Carcelia-type tachinid but with a row of strong facial-ridge bristles.

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Siphosturmia sp. (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 5, 2010

These are 2 Siphosturmia spp. The first looks very like a Winthemia but on closer examination is has 4 katepisternal bristles, not 2. EDIT (05/10/2010):…

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Pseudochaeta sp. (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 9, 2010

Pseudochaeta is another of the Carcelia-type tachinids, with large eyes, but it also lacks the tuft of hairs on the hind coxa, present on Carcelia.…

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Houghia sp. (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 4, 2010

Here are a few more Carcelia-like tachinids but this time belonging to the genus Houghia, which lacks the tuft of hairs on the hind coxa:…

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What a difference a day makes …

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 4, 2010

Here I just wanted to show you how Chrysoexorista spp. loose their colour almost over night. This first photos show how the Chrysoexorista looked a…

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Carcelia sp. (x2) (French Guiana)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 4, 2010

The genus Carcelia seems to be fairly ubiquitous around the world. The presence of the extremely deep eyes and very narrow strip of gena (the…

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probably Arrhinactia sp. (Peru)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 4, 2010

This is quite a distinctive and very common taxon in the peruvian samples. The fly has a clear dusting pattern and the tip of the abdomen is…

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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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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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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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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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Chrysoexorista sp. (Bolivia & Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

This genus is one of my favourites, but from the rather drab greasy-looking colouration you might be forgiven for wondering why? However, their gorgeous metallic…

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