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#1 2010-12-14 12:47:45
- oceanlis2000
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Question on tachinid names
Hello
Looking on the database for Tachina magnicornis I came up with Phryxe magnicornis.
Is Phryxe magnicornis now the accepted name for this species? I noticed it was in sub-family Exoristinae slightly un-expected, perhaps it was moved from Sub Family Tachininae for some reason (see http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=144880)
Hope you can help
Elisabeth
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#2 2010-12-14 13:16:20
Re: Question on tachinid names
They are two different species: http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=145150 and http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=144880.
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#3 2010-12-15 17:58:32
Re: Question on tachinid names
I don't think T. maginicornis is on the UK checklist? Perhaps that explains why you can't fnd it? Have a look at the UK Tachinids website to see if it mentions T maginicornis.
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#4 2010-12-15 21:54:24
Re: Question on tachinid names
Fauna Europaea does not mention T. machnicornis for the UK...
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#5 2011-04-09 14:13:14
Re: Question on tachinid names
Sorry for reviving an old thread but Tachina magnicornis is not a UK species - yet, but that doesn't mean that I don't look out for it. According to Theo Zeegers we should be wary of "T.fera" on sandy habitats. 
Phryxe magnicornis is of course a different species - one of the rarer Phryxe spp. 
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#6 2011-05-06 15:08:35
- schultmay
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Re: Question on tachinid names
Is T. magnicornis in your draft key? If not, what distinguishes it from T. fera?
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