Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sarcophagidae - Apodacra sp. (female)
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 31-07-2023 12:55
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Hello, South of France, July 30, 2023. The body is 5.5 mm long Thank you for your help with identification. Liliane D attached the following image:  [227.91Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 01-08-2023 09:14 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 31-07-2023 13:18
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10547 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Sarcophagidae, Miltogramminae. A few species have closed cell r5. |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 31-07-2023 13:30
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you very much John, Among the Sarcophagidae, I have already seen an Apodacra sp. closely following a Prionyx kirbii and another a Sphex funerarius. I also saw a Miltogramma sp. closely following a Megachile albisecta. And another Taxigramma sp. closely following a Prionyx kirbii. But I haven't yet seen the pattern shown here on the abdomen. Could it be a criterion for identification? Edited by Liliane D on 31-07-2023 13:31 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 31-07-2023 16:06
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19233 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Abdominal pattern in Apodacra are highly diverse and highly distinctive. I have, however, seen to little material to be able to suggest a species. Verves did a review which seems to work better than the / many old keys…. Theo |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 31-07-2023 16:22
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Many thanks Theo, So it could be a female Apodacra? The only one I've seen doesn't have the same abdominal pattern. But I can't find the Verves review on the internet. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 01-08-2023 07:00
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19233 Joined: 21.07.04 |
? It is the first hit in Google https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303693314_Apodacrina_2015_Verves |
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