Species Suillia barberi

Classification · Identification

Heleomyzid in California - Suillia barberi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Family Heleomyzidae

Genus Suillia

Species barberi (Suillia barberi)

Identification

"Gill (1962) comments: fore femora darkened, almost black; wings strongly infuscated along crossveins and ends of longitudinal veins and along costal margin; Abdomen reddish orange to reddish brown. According to Aldrich (1908) description: a brown ring at each end of hind tibia and distal part of fore tibia." (comment by Andrzej Woznica)

Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 23 July, 2009 - 2:17pm

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