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Scathophaga taeniopa Rondani, 1866
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: ScathophaginaeGenus: Scathophaga
Species:
Scathophaga taeniopa Rondani, 1866
tvk:
NBNSYS0000030411
SUMMARY
Although this species was included in Collin's (1958)[1] key, Chandler (1988)[2] followed Šifner (1995)[3] in synonymising this species with S. suilla. Subsequently Bernasconi et al. (2001)[4] confirmed its status as a good species.
In the field, this is quite a large and stout, rather yellow species with almost clear wings with only a hint of infuscation about the cross-veins. The femora usually have strong black streaks on the outer surface on at least the front legs and sometimes the middle and event the hind pair as well. The sides of the thorax lack the pale, yellowish patch of S. suilla and the humeri have the same colouring and dusting as the rest of the thorax. Wing length: ♂ 5.7 - 7.4 - 8.6 mm (23); ♀ 6.7 - 7.4 - 7.9 mm (14).
References
- Collin, J.E., 1958. A short synopsis of the British Scatophagidae (Diptera). Transactions of the Society for British Entomology, 13, pp.37-56.
- Chandler, P.J., 1998. Checklist of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 12, pp.1-234.
- Šifner, F., 1995. Additions to the catalogue of flies of the Palaearctic region (Diptera, Scatophagidae). European Journal of Entomology, 92, pp.513-515.
- Bernasconi, M.V. et al., 2001. Phylogeny of the genus Scathophaga (Diptera: Scathophagidae) conferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79, pp.517-524.