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Hi again,

I have tried following a couple of your previous threads regarding Sarcophagita and Calliphorid flies but still remain unsure as to the differences. Am I right in saying this is a Sarcophaga ?

Also if I only know the family name such as Calliphorid what is the correct way to label the image ? Calliphorid, Calliphoridae, or Calliporid sp. ? or something else ? as I would like to be as correct as possible with my names.


Cheers Chas

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I think, that with this "taxi" colour of abdomen you can use subfamily name - Sarcophaginae.
Nikita

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Another very useful rule of thumb:

Any calyptrate fly with 'traffic-red' coloured eyes, like in this picture, is bound to be a Sarcophagidae - Sarcophaginae.

So, this is a Sarcophagidae, subfamily Sarcophaginae indeed.
congratulations.

About the spelling: the proper family names are Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae. In running english text, however, these are sometimes abbreviated to Sarcophagids etc,. The world expert, Thomas Pape, even frequents 'Sarcs'. Not sure how he calls 'Callis' ??


Theo

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Correct would be using the names without capitals as they are no longer true scientific names, so sarcophagids and calliphorids. If sarcs is used and you want an equivalent for the calliphorids, I think it should be 'callies' (compare with 'dolies' for Dolichopodidae).

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Thanks all of you who replied,

I think I will use sarcophagids and calliphorids as I don't like the abbreviated forms.

Regards Chas