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 Stratiomyidae, Merosargus cingulatus
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| Tony T |
Posted on 24-06-2013 22:16
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 662 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Collected June 16 2013, New Brunswick, Canada EDIT: Title changed from "Family?, North American fly" Tony T attached the following image:  [60.1Kb] Edited by Tony T on 25-06-2013 21:55 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 24-06-2013 23:41
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10205 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Stratiomyidae. Key in MND leads me to Sarginae, possibly Merosargus. |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 25-06-2013 21:53
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 662 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Thanks for the ID John. I see there are only 2 species in NA and BugGuide has images of M. caeruleifrons which does not match my specimen. By default my specimen must be M. cingulatus. The key character separating Merosargus from Ptecticus is the shape of the pedicel margin, finger-like extension in Ptecticus and convex in Merosargus. Close-up of pedicel attached. Tony T attached the following image:  [96.43Kb] |
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