Bactromyia aurulenta (Meigen, 1824), (a parasitoid fly)


24 Sep 2005 at OSGR: SU68 in Oxon, England

Record SummaryReared from Green Silver-lines pupa 24 Sep 05[B]
Found asImago
Date24 September 2005
Reared, cultured etc(Date may be unnatural as specimen was cultured, reared, grown or otherwise kept in captivity)
Capture methodrearing
Associated organismPseudoips fagana britannica
OS grid refOSGR: SU68
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W
Vice CountyOxon, VC no: 23
CountryEngland
Voucher24 Sep 2005[C]
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Notes:

Length 8mm

Arista very shortly decumbent hairy.

Eyes sparsely hairy but hairs shorter than diam of arista.

4 post-sutural DC

Scutellum mostly orangey-grey, with posterior bristles curved vertically upwards and crossed.

Excavation reaching almost to margin of T1+2.

T1+2 with median marginals.

T3 with median discals and median marginals

T4 with median discals and complete row of marginals

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