Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) bidentata (Lopes)

Dowton, Mark & Pape, Thomas, 2013, A key to the Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera) with special emphasis on Sarcophaga (sensu lato), Zootaxa 3680 (1), pp. 148-189 : 164

Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) bidentata (Lopes)

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Tricholioproctia bidentata Lopes, 1953

Morphological characters. Gena and occiput with setulae only yellow/white. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present in males but absent in females. Proepisternum uniformly setulose, with setulae only yellow/white. Males with long setulae on the hind tibia. 1st and 2nd abdominal sternites with setulae only yellow/white. In males, median patch of dense setae present at the base of the 4th abdominal sternite. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN.

Biology. Sarcophaga bidentata has been collected at decayed-carrion baits by KAM.

Taxonomy. DNA barcode sequences of S. bidentata have been deposited in both GenBank and BOLD.