Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid to ID

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:07
#1

Hi, does anyone recognize this species? Using the key to genera in Gregor et al. (2002) I arrive at Musca (anepimeron haired, arista long plumose, bend of M1 angular, etc.), but it doesn't look like any species of Musca I'm familiar with.

location: Aveiro (Portugal)
date: 05/12/2019

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:07
#2

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Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:08
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:08
#4

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Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:08
#5

Anepimeron

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 00:09
#6

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Posted by John Carr on 23-12-2019 01:39
#7

Unevenly spaced stripes suggest the Musca sorbens group.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 14:27
#8

Thank you John! I think it might be Musca crassirostris since the palpi are yellow. :)

Posted by John Carr on 23-12-2019 14:57
#9

Based on a quick look at a recent paper (https://onlinelib.../mve.12339) the overall appearance is similar to Musca crassirostris.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-12-2019 15:02
#10

Yes, that's what I thought!