Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae Metopia --> cf. tshernovae
Posted by Lavendel on 06-07-2024 12:15
#1
Is it possible to ID this Metopia further?
Coastal dune - forest - july 5the
Edited by Lavendel on 07-07-2024 11:50
Posted by Lavendel on 06-07-2024 12:16
#2
a detail
Posted by Lavendel on 06-07-2024 12:17
#3
an onther view
Posted by Lavendel on 06-07-2024 12:17
#4
and detail head
Posted by eklans on 06-07-2024 16:48
#5
Hi Sandra, I think it's the male Metopia tshernovae:
From:
A Revision of Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Species of Metopia
By Thomas Pape, Copenhagen
- Fronto-orbital plates almost adjoining anteriorly, frontal vitta very narrow but distinct from lunula
- Distribution: Widely distributed in the Palaearctic region. Not in the British Isles.
Posted by Lavendel on 07-07-2024 05:59
#6
Hi Eric,
Many thanks!
Also for the explanation.
Kind regards,
Sandra
Posted by Lavendel on 07-07-2024 12:01
#7
A picture of the pinned specimen will follow
Posted by Lavendel on 08-07-2024 06:36
#8
the mid tibia-1
Posted by Lavendel on 08-07-2024 06:37
#9
mid tibia pic2
Posted by Lavendel on 08-07-2024 06:37
#10
Mid tibia pic3
Posted by Zeegers on 08-07-2024 08:06
#11
I agree with Eric it keyes out to tshernovae. I have many Metopia in my Malaisetrap. Some are obvious tshernovae or argyrocephala, for others, I'd like to doublecheck the genitalia. In cae of "Metopia argyrocephala abb. pseudotshernovae". This would be such a case (to check)
Theo