Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscids, Dichaetomyia spp. (Malaysia)

Posted by u_loji on 24-10-2013 06:35
#1
Two different medium sized(~10mm) Calliphorid specimens, both look like some sort of Phumosia.

Thanks for the help.

Specimen 1:

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Specimen 2:

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Edited by u_loji on 28-10-2013 09:43

Posted by John Carr on 24-10-2013 12:12
#2
Muscidae

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 24-10-2013 18:58
#3
Dichaetomyia species.

Posted by u_loji on 28-10-2013 09:39
#4
What a careless mistake. I must have mixed up a character while sorting to family.

Thanks for the help and correction. I keyed it using a Muscid key got Dichaetomyia as well.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 28-10-2013 11:04
#5
The 1st specimen could be Dichaetomyia quadrata and the second Dichaetomyia malaya (without any guarantee though).

Posted by u_loji on 29-10-2013 02:59
#6
Thanks Stephane. Are there any keys or descriptions that I use to confirm the identification?

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 29-10-2013 10:57
#7
I used the key by Shinonaga and Thinh : Muscidae of Vietnam - Jpn.J.syst.Entom, 6(1): 37-58. May 25, 2000. and Emden, F.I. van. (1965): Diptera. Vol. 7. Muscidae. Part 1..
I don't know if there are other documents available for your area.

Posted by u_loji on 31-10-2013 08:20
#8
I did a search and I don't have any access to those keys.

Emden (1965) is quite a rare book, my library only has up to Diptera vol. 6.

I guess I'll just trust your identifications until I can track down those references.