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| bradbarnd |
Posted on 02-08-2013 03:44
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Member Location: USA Posts: 137 Joined: 28.07.11 |
Any help with ID of this muscid fly, photographed by Tom Murray in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; date October 25, 2012 Attempted to key from specimen using Manual of Nearctic Diptera, and got to Brontaea, but I'm not sure. Distribution of setae on sternite 1 match as described for Brontaea. If so, it would seem to be Brontaea humilis. Some other features of B. humilis, noted in Carvalho & Pont's 1997 paper on new world Brontaea, all match: scutum of male dark-brown dusted, no vittae; dark calypters, and sunken parafacials all match, as do the setae on sternite 1 and setae on hind tibiae.  
Edited by bradbarnd on 02-08-2013 04:30 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-08-2013 07:56
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9229 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I think so, Gymnodia humilis (= Brontaea)
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| bradbarnd |
Posted on 03-08-2013 03:30
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Member Location: USA Posts: 137 Joined: 28.07.11 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: I think so, Gymnodia humilis (= Brontaea) Thanks Nikita! |
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but don't see the image in the post.
