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Megaphthalma pallida (Fallén, 1819)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: ScathophaginaeGenus: Megaphthalma
Species:
Megaphthalma pallida (Fallén, 1819)
tvk:
NBNSYS0000030390
SUMMARY
A reddish brown species with a somewhat greyish thorax with a pair of dark longitudinal dark stripes either side of the dorsocentrals rows. Abdomen pale with narrow, dark terminal bands on the tergites. Head pale except for the ocellar triangle. Antennae yellow with a long haired arista. Proboscis and palps both rather narrower than is usual in the family. Legs yellow. Wing length: ♂ 4.0 - 4.9 - 5.4 mm (15); ♀ 4.3 - 5.2 - 5.8 mm (13).