Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) eta Johnston and Tiegs
Creators
Description
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) eta Johnston and Tiegs
(Figure 32a,b,c)
Sarcophaga eta Johnston and Tiegs 1921
Morphological characters. Gena with setulae only or mostly black. Occiput with at least one row of black setulae behind the ocular setae, with setulae only yellow/white ventrally. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present in females, but either absent or present in males. Proepisternum bare and males with long setulae on the hind tibia. 1st and 2nd abdominal sternites with short setulae in females. Body length 10–15 mm.
Geographical distribution. Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN. Biology. Sarcophaga eta has been bred from fish carcasses, and has also been observed to be attracted to rotten meat in Brisbane (Johnston & Tiegs 1921).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Sarcophagidae
- Genus
- Sarcophaga
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Johnston and Tiegs
- Species
- eta
- Taxon rank
- species
References
- Johnston, T. H. & Tiegs, O. W. (1921) New and little-known sarcophagid flies from south - eastern Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 33, 46 - 90.