Tachinidae (family)

1 Unidentified Bristle fly at Campbell, ACT

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Identification history

Tachinidae (family)	7 Nov 2019	jgl
Tachinidae (family)	5 Nov 2019	jb2602
Microtropesa sp. (genus)	4 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	2 Nov 2019	jb2602

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5 comments

jgl wrote:

5 Nov 2019

I don't think this is Microtropesa...its got several names attached to it in the ANIC; I need to track down some type images o/s to sort out whats going on here. I recommend leaving at Tachinidae sp. for the time being though.

jb2602 wrote:

5 Nov 2019

Thanks James

jb2602 wrote:

8 Nov 2019

What are the names that you have James?

jgl wrote:

8 Nov 2019

Sorry, I was getting confused with something else regarding the multiple names - this taxon is undescribed, but apparently someone previously in the ANIC decided it was possibly an undescribed species of Metaphryno, and has put it in a Metaphryno sp. tray. I'm sure its not Metaphryno bella (holotype seen), but I've not idea if it actually belongs in Metaphryno, or is actually a new genus altogether: I'll have to examine it closely when i have more time. It would be nice to aslo find a fresh specimen for DNA analysis too! Anyway, I'll suggest leaving this as Tachinidae sp. until I've had time to look over it more carefully. Cheers

Edit: have had a quick look over it (though not dissected anything). It may be in Metaphryno, though I wouldn't confirm this without a lot more work.

jb2602 wrote:

8 Nov 2019

Good on you James, now I'm really disappointed that I only had a telephoto lens and no macro, sorry.

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