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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Mydas Flies (Mydidae) » Ectyphinae » Opomydas » Opomydas townsendi
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Opomydas townsendi - female
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

Opomydas townsendi - Female
Dog Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
April 22, 2008
another beautiful Mydid

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Opomydas townsendi - female Opomydas townsendi - female
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Contributed by Bob Barber on 19 February, 2009 - 10:35am
Last updated 12 October, 2017 - 9:58pm

This is a female
According to Papavero & Wilcox (1974) and other references, females of the subfamily Ectyphinae have a circlet of spines a the apex of the terminalia (that is on the "acanthophorites"). The tips of those spines are barely visible here (the acanthophorites are partially retracted).
… Aaron Schusteff, 12 October, 2017 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mydas Flies. I saw this a while ago on flickr; thanks for uploading it to BG
… Keith Bayless, 19 February, 2009 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

impressive --
thanks for posting your nice shots of fine insects
… v belov, 19 February, 2009 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

Keep 'em coming!
I'm really enjoying your fly posts and have the distinct feeling that I'm not alone.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 February, 2009 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

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