Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sturmia bella?

Posted by John Carr on 28-01-2024 14:01
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If it is a Blepharipa the key in Flies of China says B. wainwrighti (Baranov, 1932) based on black scutellum and male with narrow frons, no orbitals, and short claws. In China it is known from Yunnan and Guangdong. I would not trust this ID without checking a description of the species.

Baranov, N. 1932. Bestimmungstabelle der orientalischen Sturmia-Arten der scutellata-Gruppe. (Dipt. Larv.) (Mit Berücksichtigung einiger verwandten Gattungen.) Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt. Troppau 6:100–101.