Posted by basti_st on 06-11-2021 06:28
#1
Dear colleagues,
can you help me with the identification of this Sarcophaginae; the partly yellow/orange abdomen is quite striking yet I couldn't find a species that matches this characteristic.
Collected on a Polynesian atoll, so very likely an introduced species.
Thanks for any help and input
Best
Sebastian
Edited by basti_st on 06-11-2021 06:28
Posted by John Carr on 06-11-2021 17:36
#2
Looking at a catalog (
http://hbs.bishop...gidae.html) I find about 7 species known from Polynesia. Based on the species names and distributions I would start by comparing
Oxysarcodexia taitensis and
O. varia, but don't take that as a genus ID.
Posted by basti_st on 06-11-2021 18:18
#3
Dear John, thanks for your input. The species turned out to be
Oxysarcodexia taitensis.