The Muscini flies of the world (Diptera, Muscidae): identification key and generic diagnoses
Author
Nihei, Silvio Shigueo
Author
Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De
text
Zootaxa
2009
1976
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.185153
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185153
Pyrellina
Malloch, 1923
Pyrellina
Malloch, 1923
: 525
.
Type
species:
Lucilia inventrix
Walker, 1861
.
Diagnosis.
Colouration metallic violaceous-blue; wing without maculae. Female with proclinate frontoorbital seta; parafrons setulose; interfrontal seta absent. Dorsocentrals 2+4 (but 0+
2 in
P. b i c o l o r
(Stein)). Posthumeral, parahumeral and presutural developed; postsutural intra-alars 2; intrapostalar present. Prosternum setulose. Katepisternals 1+3. Meron setulose. Wing with the apical portion of stem-vein setulose or not on both dorsal and ventral faces; R1 setulose or bare dorsally, and setulose ventrally; Rs node and R4+5 setulose dorsally and ventrally; M setulose ventrally between r-m and dm-cu crossveins, and bent forward towards R4+5. Lower calypter glossiform. Subcostal sclerite bare. Mid tibia with a strong submedian seta on ventral to posteroventral surface (
Fig. 15
). Calcar strong. First abdominal sternite widely setulose.
Distribution
(12 species). Afrotropical.
References.
Curran (1935)
,
Peris (1967)
,
Zielke (1971)
.