Pyrgotid Fly Boreothrinax maculipennis Steyskal 1978 Size ≈ 8mm Mobile, Alabama 5 April 2014 ● det. Aaron Schusteff, citing the clear strong constriction near the basal 3rd of the hind tibia as the key character, in Steyskals 1978 synopsis of NA Pyrgotidae. Also, the pattern of dark spots on the vertex (and occiput) is distinctive between B. maculipennis and Sphecomyiella valida.”. BTW the genus has recently been changed from Pyrgota.”
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:06:46 +0000
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