pe-taxon #18
February 24th, 2010
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This is an interesting taxon with a very distinctive, dark patch of bristles on the underside of tergites 4 & 5 – rather like a broad Sturmia-spot.
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Belvosia sp. (pe-taxon #08)
February 21st, 2010
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A really rather nice species of Belvosia – a member of the Goniinae, which is shown clearly by the quite Gonia-shaped head 
The genus contains about 70 very similar species and was last revised by Aldrich in 1928*
* J.M. Aldrich. 1928. A revision of the American parasitic flies belonging to the genus Belvosia. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum 73(2729): 1-45.
Belvosia cf. weidemanni (fg-taxon-79)
May 16th, 2009
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This is another really lovely tachinid of medium size but with everything very rounded. The head is similar to some of the Goniini and even the posterior segments of the abdomen are rounded and whitened.
UPDATE (30/1/2010): After comparing with the material at the NHM in London I think this is a species of Belvosia – possibly B. weidemanni?
