Thread subject: Diptera.info :: dead Tachinid No2 -> Metiopa (Sarcophag.)

Posted by johnes81 on 25-08-2019 18:32
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I don't see that contradicted by the photo.


I see hairs on the facial ridge so i wonder if you own the book or if you are viewing sample pages? if you own the book, then page 13 will show you that there are hairs on the facial ridge.

as usual, you do not show necessary features useful for an id. I don't see a photo of the face in this thread.

Theo is very knowledgeable and he may able to help you with the right series of photos.

To place it in a genus using keys: hind coxae, mid tibia, vibrissae, face, lunula, vibrissal angle, arista, notopleuron, wings and costal spine, palpi and many other features. I don't see alot of these features visible in these photos. Use a microscope which can zoom in closer than a macro lens for things such as the arista.

Best wishes,
John