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| conopid |
Posted on 09-01-2010 17:23
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Hello DI people, I wonder if anyone else encounters the same problem as me when trying to determine Sarcophagidae? That is, I can never work out which bits of the genitalia, as viewed through the microscope), correspond with the bits in the diagrams in Pape. They just don't look anything like each other to my unpractised eye! So, I am hoping that somebody out there (hello Jorgemotalmedia) might be willing to post some annotated photographs of male Sarcophagidae genitalia? Can anyone assist? Edited by conopid on 09-01-2010 17:24 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 10-01-2010 14:02
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 Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 281 Joined: 31.01.09 |
I've made this one... I hope it answers some of your questions. The names of the various parts are the same as in Pape - with the exception of the small addition to 'juxta'. The Sarcophagid genitals are a mess. I'll be the first to admit this! But after all it's just a matter of practicing and experience and suddenly one day you're no longer daunted by the aspect of prying into the genitals of Sarcs. For me it took several years  Now the question is: What species do we have here? Very common all over Europe. Good luck 
Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [181.47Kb] Walther |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-01-2010 15:56
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
amazing one! I'll do one later, too. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 10-01-2010 15:57 |
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| JariF |
Posted on 10-01-2010 16:47
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
incisilobata ? Jari |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 10-01-2010 17:35
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 281 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Yes, indeed - incisilobata it is! I'll post a pic of the whole fly with all of its down-to-earth good looks later. I'm away from my computer right now... Cheers, Walther |
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| conopid |
Posted on 10-01-2010 18:12
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Oh wow! That is just what is required. Walther, thank you very much for this. This sort of thing is what makes this forum so brilliant!
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| conopid |
Posted on 10-01-2010 18:14
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Just a thought, but if we could get a set of photos like this for all the species, what a brilliant resource that would be.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 11-01-2010 14:37
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 281 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Like I promised. This is the whole fly Sarcophaga (Thyrsocnema) incisilobata. If nothing else the picture shows why Sarcophagids and perhaps especially Sarcophagini almost always have to have their genitalia examined in order to determine the species. On the surface they all look pretty much the same! Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [179.34Kb] Walther |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 11-01-2010 14:45
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 281 Joined: 31.01.09 |
While we're at it What species has this spiky 5th sternite and scimitar-shaped cerci? Sarcophagini again. Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [162.81Kb] Walther |
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| conopid |
Posted on 11-01-2010 16:52
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Great shot, no idea what this is without looking through Pape. But like the spikes.
Edited by conopid on 11-01-2010 16:53 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-01-2010 17:06
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Great photos. Do you use Zerene for stacking? |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 11-01-2010 19:51
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 281 Joined: 31.01.09 |
The stacks were made with Helicon Focus. I haven't tried Zerene yet, but might do that... is supposed to be halo-free. The species with the spiky sternite is Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) melanura. Cheers, Walther |
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