This specimen is proving to be a real problem – it keys to Atactosturmia because it has 3 rows of small hairs outside the vibrissa…
Needs confirmation but the lack of occellar bristles is fairly indicative.
This is a specimen of Pseudochaeta – a Carcelia-type tachinid but with a row of strong facial-ridge bristles.
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):…
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.…
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:…
Apparently Winthemia are pretty much the same the world over – 2 katepisternals with hairy parafacials. Determination by Monty Wood.
This is quite distinctive little species – similar to Leschenaultia but different. Determination by Monty Wood.
This is apparently a common species around the Caribbean. Determination by Monty Wood.
Blepharipa is a familiar genus of palearctic flies to me, as I am sent them occasionally from European material. But it was quite a surprise…
This is a selection of Belvosia spp. but also including the very closely related Tricora, which is probably a subgenus: Determinations by Monty Wood.
This genus is one of my favourites – related to Belvosia but smaller and brighter in colouration. Determination by Monty Wood:
This taxon is clearly related to the other taxa with very prominent Sturmia-spots – especially fg-taxon #14 EDIT (04/10/2010): This taxon comprised 4 Winthemia sp.…
This is an interesting taxon with a very distinctive, dark patch of bristles on the underside of tergites 4 & 5 – rather like a…
This is a lovely specimen of Belvosia, donated by Villu Soon from specimens he collected in French Guiana.
A really rather nice species of Belvosia – a member of the Goniinae, which is shown clearly by the quite Gonia-shaped head 🙂 The genus…
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…