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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-01-2008 13:24

Only for those which are not familiar with the terms:

"Those are the characters for the subfamily Copromyzinae. Within that family, Copromyza should have a single row of post ocular setae (might be, but I cannot say that with certainty) and there should be a apical header=[apical] body=[The adjective of apex. Example: 'Arista commonly bare on apical half' means that the second half of the arista (starting from the third antennal segment) is bare. Opposite of basal.<br /><img src='infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

header=[apical] body=[The adjective of apex. Example: 'Arista commonly bare on apical half' means that the second half of the arista (starting from the third antennal segment) is bare. Opposite of basal.<br /><img src='infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

spur

ventrally on the hind tibiae (none of the pictures has the right angle to confirm its presence).
Still, I think you might be right. Based on the dust pattern on the anepisternum (mesopleuron) it should be C. equina."

setae is the plural form, seta is the singular form. See here for more details (7th post): http://www.dipter...ad_id=8790

spur - very strong bristle/seta. See for example Mycetophilidae - Neoclastobasis sibirica - (http://diptera.in...to_id=2440 -- gallery) that has spurs in tibiae.

see here for anepisternum (=mesopleuron) -it is the number 21 http://www.dipter...ad_id=8803

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 08-01-2008 13:25