Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae: Thricops longipes.

Posted by Stephen R on 04-06-2011 20:15
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8mm, Arncliffe Yorkshire UK, 3 June 2011.

Collected on Myrrus odoratus. This keys to T. longipes and seems to fit the description. Does it look right? The narrow midstripe on the abdomen is a dusting effect, black from behind and white from the front.

Edited by Stephen R on 04-06-2011 22:07

Posted by Stephen R on 04-06-2011 20:17
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Posted by Stephen R on 04-06-2011 20:18
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Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 04-06-2011 21:34
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Seems correct.
Check:
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/788/revision-of-the-key-characters-for-the-thricops-nigrifrons-species-group-diptera-muscidae-

Posted by Stephen R on 04-06-2011 22:06
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That's great, Nikita! Yes, it fits into T. longipes on all the (male) criteria you recommend. Many thanks for the link.