Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae > Macronychia cf. agrestis
Posted by Stephen R on 16-06-2011 22:53
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6.5mm, Clitheroe UK, 15 June 2011.
This one attracted my interest by its Coenosia-like behaviour: making short flights to investigate passing traffic and returning to the same vantage-point, the parapet of a railway bridge. Was it looking for females? And what is it?
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Posted by Stephen R on 16-06-2011 22:54
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Posted by Stephen R on 16-06-2011 22:56
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Posted by Stephen R on 16-06-2011 22:58
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Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 17-06-2011 10:39
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Sarcophagidae, Miltogramminae.
I would say Senotainia albifrons or S. puncticornis (shape of arista looks different on second versus fourth picture). But ... the shape of the cerci in posterior view (sixth picture) is very different from Senotainia.
I need to examine the specimen for a reliable identification.
Liekele
Posted by Stephen R on 17-06-2011 13:53
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Thank you, Liekele. I think my photo of the cerci may have been misleading, so here's another try. Also one of the arista. If you still need the specimen, I'll send it to you.
Posted by Stephen R on 17-06-2011 13:54
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Posted by Thomas Pape on 19-06-2011 22:52
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I am quite sure this is a species of Macronychia, possibly M. agrestis. Fits well with both genitalia and general morphology. /Thomas
Posted by Stephen R on 20-06-2011 10:56
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Thank you Thomas!