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Posted by cosmln on 28-08-2007 17:51

Hi,

in the photos taken in Retezat i have found also this 2 in what i think is some sarcophagid from Miltogramminae.
maybe an ID?

~1200m, 20.august.2007

thanks in advance,
cosmln

[EDIT] title changed

Edited by cosmln on 01-09-2007 11:34

Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 29-08-2007 09:55

Sarcophagidae it is,
but not Miltogramminae.

In first picture arista is seems to bee hairy.

I think it is Agria or Angiometopa (Paramacronychiinae).

Liekele

Posted by Zeegers on 29-08-2007 13:14

Hi Liekele

Angiometopa has a a different habitus, but Agria is an excellent suggestion.
Pape writes about this genus:
"Females of Agria may be taken for females of Sarcophaginae and will key out to Pierretia sexpunctata in the key. Agria is easily separated from the latter by the reduced coastal spine, short parafacial setae and ..."

Theo

Posted by cosmln on 01-09-2007 11:33

Liekele Sijstermans wrote:
Sarcophagidae it is,
but not Miltogramminae.

In first picture arista is seems to bee hairy.

I think it is Agria or Angiometopa (Paramacronychiinae).

Liekele

Hi Liekele,

yes it is hairy (plumose).

Zeegers wrote:
Hi Liekele

Angiometopa has a a different habitus, but Agria is an excellent suggestion.
Pape writes about this genus:
"Females of Agria may be taken for females of Sarcophaginae and will key out to Pierretia sexpunctata in the key. Agria is easily separated from the latter by the reduced coastal spine, short parafacial setae and ..."

Theo

thanks Theo and Liekele for the genus.
i presume this is all can be squeezed from here. not collected so...

cosmln