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 Shiny Muscidae USA 2011-VII-27 (= Morellia podagrica)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 30-07-2011 21:34
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
New Hampshire, USA July 27, 2011. The usual metallic Muscidae here is Eudasyphora. I don't see the bristle on the tibia, possibly because the angle of the legs hides it.  Click to enlarge or view on Flickr.  Click above image to enlarge. Edited by John Carr on 30-07-2011 22:47 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 30-07-2011 22:02
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
It is a Morellia.
Stephane. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 30-07-2011 22:21
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Thank you. We have three species but I only have a key to separate two of them. Possibly Morellia micans (Macquart). The third is M. basalis (Walker), which was transferred from another genus after Huckett's key. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 30-07-2011 22:33
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
This is Morellia podagrica : we can see the spiny swelling at the base of mid tibia.
Stephane. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 30-07-2011 22:46
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Thanks again. My mistake shows the difficulty of using a key without illustrations or comparative material -- I was looking for a bigger swelling with longer spines. |
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