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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1175-5326
185153
Sarcopromusca
Townsend, 1927
Sarcopromusca
Townsend, 1927
: 209
.
Type
species:
Sarcopromusca arcuata
Townsend, 1927
[=
Orthellia pruna
Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926
].
Diagnosis.
Colouration metallic black with dense silver pruinosity, except for the fifth abdominal tergite which is strikingly golden; wing without maculae, at most the membrane tinged with brown. Female with proclinate fronto-orbital seta; parafrons setulose on upper half; interfrontal seta absent. Acrostichals 0+1. Postsutural dorsocentrals 3. Posthumeral present, postsutural intra-alars 1; intrapostalar present. Prosternum setulose. Katepisternals 1+3. Meron setulose. Posterior suprasquamal ridge setulose. Wing with the apical portion of stem-vein setulose dorsally and ventrally; R1 bare; Rs node and R4+5 setulose dorsally and ventrally; M bent forward towards R4+5. Lower calypter enlarged posteriorly, extending under base of scutellum. Subcostal sclerite bare. Mid tibia with a strong submedian seta on ventral to posteroventral surface. Calcar strong.
Comments.
Nihei (2005) gave a key to distinguish the two species –
S. sarcophagina
(Wulp)
and
S. pruna
(Shannon & Del Ponte)
, and drew attention to doubts about their distribution because of past misidentifications.
Distribution
(2 species). Neotropical.
References.
Pamplona (1992)
, de
Carvalho and Couri (2002)
, Nihei (2005).