Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chrysomya megacephala?
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 19:54
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
About 10mm long. Pictured in Tanzania
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 19:57
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Alt view
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-03-2009 20:45
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Are you sure this is the same specimen ? Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 24-03-2009 21:07
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9553 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I don't think it is Ch. megacephala - it has whittish face, Ch. megacephala - yellow. Looks more like Ch.albiceps
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-03-2009 21:20
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree it is unlikely to be megacephala. Theo |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 26-03-2009 04:40
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Nikita and Theo It was the same specimen 
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-03-2009 18:29
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I have the Afrotropical key in front of me. There are several similar species. I cannot get a 100 % ID, but albiceps looks the most likely outcome to me. Theo |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 26-03-2009 19:57
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Theo. I found the eyes big and there was my guess... 
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-03-2009 09:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
IN megacephala, the eyes are much bigger and moreover the upper facets are strongly enlarged. Moreover, the anterior spiracle is brown in megacephala, white here. Theo |
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| Meenakshi Bharti |
Posted on 27-03-2009 14:59
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Member Location: India Posts: 2 Joined: 05.08.08 |
I am Dr. Meenakshi Bharti from India. I am working on the taxonomy of Indian Calliphoridae.
Dr. Meenakshi Bharti Department of Zoology Punjabi University Patiala-147002, India [www.forensicentomologyindia.com |
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