Dufouria sp. (Tachinidae) - Raupenfliege

Description:

(Das erste Larvenstadium sucht die Schildkferlarven (Cassidinae) aktiv auf (alle Dexiinae)).Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Subsection: Calyptratae]Superfamily: Oestroidea TOWNSEND, 1931Family: Tachinidae ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (snipe flies, Raupenfliegen)[det. "tjdegraaf", 2012, based on photos]Subfamily: Dexiinae MACQUART, 1834Tribus: Dufouriini AGASSIZ, 1846[det. Chris Raper, 2013, based on this photo]Genus: Dufouria ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830possibly: Dufouria cf. nigrita FLLEN, 1810[det. T. Zeegers, 2017, based on this photo, via diptera.info]The larva of Dufouria chalybeata is an endoparasitoid of imago of Cassida (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae)more info: www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Flies/SuFlies/Dufour...NE-Germany, Brandenburg: vic. Doberlug-Kirchhain, ca. 50m asl., 27.05.2012IMG_0754