Thread subject: Diptera.info :: California pair (= Cyrtopogon)

Posted by Eric Fisher on 09-10-2012 02:05
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This one is Cyrtopogon evidens, a female; quite similar to the previous pair, but with a slightly different design on the scutum and fewer white setae on the legs. These (along with about 25 other mainly California spp.) belong to a sub-group of the genus that share a flat, all tomentose scutellum, a face that is less gibbose, and overall are less setose and more tomentose. This sub-group all lack the striking, dimorphic ornamentation and modifications on the body that many other Cyrtopogon often have.