Posted by John Carr on 30-07-2011 21:34
#1
New Hampshire, USA July 27, 2011.
The usual metallic Muscidae here is
Eudasyphora. I don't see the bristle on the tibia, possibly because the angle of the legs hides it.
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Edited by John Carr on 30-07-2011 22:47
Posted by John Carr on 30-07-2011 22:21
#3
Thank you. We have three species but I only have a key to separate two of them. Possibly
Morellia micans (Macquart). The third is
M. basalis (Walker), which was transferred from another genus after Huckett's key.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 30-07-2011 22:33
#4
This is
Morellia podagrica : we can see the spiny swelling at the base of mid tibia.
Posted by John Carr on 30-07-2011 22:46
#5
Thanks again. My mistake shows the difficulty of using a key without illustrations or comparative material -- I was looking for a bigger swelling with longer spines.
