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Could someone confirm that this is a female Graphomyia and suggest a species name? I am assuming it is not G maculata as I note that Colyer and Hammond say G maculata has hairy eyes, and this specimen does not.

Specimen taken 19 March, in an East London cemetery now nature reserve. Body slate blue grey with some tessellation, antennae with bristles as well as plumose arista, base of 3rd antennal segment orange. I eliminated Stomoxys because it does not seem to have a biting proboscis and Polietes because 4th vein bends forward (and not sharply enough for Calliphora). 11mm.

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And another view.

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Bent R4+5 and yellow tip of scutellum -> Muscina

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Aha! So with completely black legs, black palpi and no red or yellow anywhere except the tip of the scutellum, am I right in thinking it must be M levida? And is M levida the current name and M assimilis the old name?

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Exactly.

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Kahis

You are brilliant!

Thanks ever so much