Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae
Posted by Stephen R on 08-01-2010 23:03
#1
Northumberland 27 July. The Gallery look-alike is
S. africa. Are there other things this might be?
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 09-01-2010 10:30
#2
Sarcophaga sp. but not
Sarcophaga (
Bercaea)
africa. It is a
Sarcophaga in subgenus
Heteronychia or
Dischachaeta because of the equally strong 3 post dorsocentral setae.
Posted by Stephen R on 09-01-2010 11:04
#3
Thank you Stephane. I had a feeling it wouldn't be as simple as 'red tail =
africa' :D
Stephen.
Posted by Jaakko on 09-01-2010 19:50
#4
If the scutellar bristles are missing and it's rather small (~5 mm), the most common such fly around here is
Sarcophaga (Dischachaeta) pumila.
Posted by Stephen R on 09-01-2010 20:59
#5
Thanks Jaakko, I'll check the size. Do all the scutellar bristles have to be missing?
Edited by Stephen R on 09-01-2010 21:03
Posted by Jaakko on 09-01-2010 22:01
#6
Sorry, I meant
apical scutellar bristles..
Posted by Stephen R on 10-01-2010 20:06
#7
Thanks again Jaako. Turns out this wasn't a small fly - over 9mm - so it must be something else from sg Dischachaeta or Heteronychia. Are there any photo-visible features which separate the two subgenera?
Stephen.
Posted by ChrisR on 10-01-2010 20:58
#8
Heteronychia would be my guess - they are not small - about 9mm etc. I get quite a few of these every year :)
Edited by ChrisR on 10-01-2010 20:59
Posted by Stephen R on 10-01-2010 21:59
#9
Seems I'll have to try and catch the next one!
I suppose
Sarcophaga (cf Heteronychia) sp. would be the appropriate designation.
Edited by Stephen R on 10-01-2010 22:07