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Spaziphora hydromyzina (Fallén, 1819)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: ScathophaginaeGenus: Spaziphora
Species:
Spaziphora hydromyzina (Fallén, 1819)
tvk:
NBNSYS0000030396
SUMMARY
In the field this fly appears quite dark, long and thin and with a conspicuously yellow face. The legs are reddish and normally have dark rings on all femora, but the degree of darkening of the legs is very variable and Collin (1958)[1] reports entirely pale-legged specimens. The thorax and abdomen are densely grey dusted with broad brownish stripes along the line of the dorsocentrals. Front half of the frons and the sides of the face reddish yellow, face and jowls pale yellowish dusted. Proboscis black. Palps pale, large, flattened and spoon shaped. Wing length: ♂ 5.7 - 7.4 - 8.6 mm (23); ♀ 5.4 - 6.0 - 6.8 mm (17).