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Added by: Nikita Vikhrev
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Number of views: 3270
"Thricops semicinereus (Muscidae). Most flies of this genus have an unusually anthomyiid- or fannid-like build for muscids. Males are easily identified by the conical, non-flattened abdomen being yellow with a black 5th tergite. F. canicularis is somewhat similar but it has a flattened abdomen and black 4.-5. tergite.
There's also a fundamental difference in habitat preference between these species: F. canicularis is found near farms and human dwellings, T. semicinereus is mainly a forest species."
This last fact is of forensic significance indicating a place of death or body removal.