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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Dung Flies (Scathophagidae) » Scathophaginae » Cordilura

Genus Cordilura

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fly - Cordilura pleuritica what species？ - Cordilura varipes Sedge fly - Cordilura emarginata - male Robust hairy fly - Cordilura Small fly, early robber? - Cordilura pleuritica Fly - Cordilura gagatina 22May2018.BF.HN.Dip6 - Cordilura varipes Fly - Cordilura pleuritica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Muscoidea
Family Scathophagidae (Dung Flies)
Subfamily Scathophaginae
Genus Cordilura
Explanation of Names
Cordilura Fallen 1810
Numbers
>40 spp. in our area, ~100 total
Identification
Quite variable in appearance, but generally fairly slender flies without elongated antennae. Always with only 1 strong bristle on the katepisternum, and with one or more long apical bristles on the palpi. Arista usually plumose (but pubescent in C. ustulata and C. proboscidea).
Contributed by tom murray on 23 May, 2005 - 6:54am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman, v belov, Chris Angell
Last updated 1 December, 2024 - 12:46pm

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