Biology:Spilogona latimana

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Short description: Species of fly

Spilogona latimana
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Spilogona latimana Leith Saddle, Dunedin
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Dorsal view
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S. latimana
Binomial name
Spilogona latimana
Malloch, 1931

Spilogona latimana is a fly from the family Muscidae. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2]

Description

The male of this species is readily identified by its golden frons and antennae, and distinctive forelegs with elongated thin foretarsi and spatulate tarsal terminal segments.[1]

male secondary sexual characteristics
Spilogona latimana showing distinctive male secondary sexual characteristics (MSSCs)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Malloch, J. R. (1931). "The calyptrate Diptera of New Zealand.". Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 377–388. 
  2. Evenhuis, N. L.; Pont, Adrian Charles.; Pyle, Leilani.; Thompson, F. Christian. (1989). Literature cited. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian regions.. Honolulu: Bishop Museum and E. J. Brill. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49897. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14500255 entry