Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaga s.l.
Posted by tamas on 21-04-2020 15:58
#1
Budapest, Hungary
April 2020
Length: 9.6 mm (to wing tips)
Edited by tamas on 21-04-2020 18:57
Posted by tamas on 21-04-2020 16:01
#2
Lateral view:
Posted by tamas on 21-04-2020 16:01
#3
Ventral view:
Posted by Zeegers on 21-04-2020 17:59
#4
No, typical male Sarcophaga s.l. Red genitalia is a clue ( though this is shared by several species).
Theo
Posted by tamas on 21-04-2020 18:55
#5
Thank you Theo,
I thought it cannot be a Sarcophaga because the hind coxae look bare, without the fine hairs that are the key for Sarcophaginae (Povolny-Verves 1997 book).
Tamas
Posted by Zeegers on 22-04-2020 07:02
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Hi Tamas
It is impossible t see these hairs from general habitus pictures.
They are pretty small and moreover, only visible in the proper angle of view.
Agria is more “Muscid-like”: shorter body and different shifting pattern on abdomen. Difficult to describe, but one you have a real Agria, you inmediately see what I mean. Like you see that Brachycoma is not a Sarcophaga.
Agria are generally relatively rare, so you can assume any Sarc to be a Sarcophaga sl., unless ......
Theo
Posted by tamas on 22-04-2020 08:47
#7
Hi Theo,
Thanks for the explanation!
Next time I will close up on the key parts
Tamas
Posted by Daniel Whitmore on 07-05-2020 14:11
#8
Interesting specimen Tamas -- did you preserve it?
Posted by tamas on 13-05-2020 12:40
#9
Hi Daniel,
Sorry I just see your comment.
No, I do not keep specimen. Of course if I only new it was special I would have preserved it.
Tamas