Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae, Tachinus signatus.

wow, what high-quality photos!!!!

To the layman's eye (this is me), it is similar to Tachinus, for which females are sometimes more important for determining species. This one is probably a male (extended segments of the front legs). It would also be nice to give the size of the beetle. But the photos themselves are some of the best I've ever seen (including natural color rendering), thank you.

This post was edited by amara - 09.06.2007 07: 42

photos are just super

the most famous photos!

Thank you all!
learning photoshop slowly too...
The size of the beetle is 7 mm, on the Zinovsky site I found a species of Tachinus signatus similar in habitually and tail armament
http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/imag...er/tacsigkg.jpg
Maybe he is...

The most likely option. But the guarantee will only be given to you by determining the material by a specialist, since in Moscow you can at least determine Chinese tachinuses.

Moscow, Krylatskoye, June 1, 2007

The quality of the images is BEYOND PRAISE
And the size of this gorgeous beetle?

I checked the definition, it's definitely Tachinus signatus. I replaced some of the images with more successful ones. I think that now I will recognize this most banal view in person!

Don't share information about the shooting process, lighting, camera, exposure, etc?

Let me expand the topic on the genus Tachinus with two species (the photos, alas, leave much to be desired):

Tachinus marginatus (Fabricius, 1793)
- adult, female and VIII tergite and sternite-photos by A. S. Sazhnev

Material: Moscow region, Pushkinsky district, Garden association "Chernichka", dacha settlement, na svet, 10-12. VII. 2010 (1♀) N. V. Rodnev leg., A. S. Sazhnev det., 2010, collection of A. S. Sazhnev.

Tachinus marginellus (Fabricius, 1781)
- imago, female and VIII sternite and tergite-photos by A. S. Sazhnev

Material: Moscow region, Pushkinsky district, Garden association "Chernichka", dacha settlement, na svet, 10-12. VII. 2010 (1♀) N. V. Rodnev leg., A.V. Kovalev, A. S. Sazhnev det., 2010, collection of A. S. Sazhnev.

This post was edited by Alexey Sazhnev - 29.08.2010 19: 10

Pictures:

Tachinus_marginatus.jpg — (338.65к)


Tachinus_marginellus.jpg — (226.49к)

Tachinus rufipes (Linné, 1758)
= signatus Gravenhorst, 1802

Material: Moscow region, Pushkinsky district, Garden association "Chernichka", dacha settlement, na svet, 10-12. VII. 2010 (1♂, 1♀) N. V. Rodnev leg., A. S. Sazhnev det., 2010, collection of A. S. Sazhnev.

1. Female, general appearance and VIII sternite and tergite (photos by A. S. Sazhnev).
2. Male, general appearance, VIII sternite and tergite, edeagus (photos by A. S. Sazhnev).

Pictures:

Tachinus_signatus_1.jpg — (51.49 k)


Tachinus_signatus_2.jpg — (72.3 k)