Graphomya maculata (Scopoli, 1763)

Couri, Márcia Souto, de Carvalho, Claudio J. B. & Pont, Adrian C., 2012, Taxonomy of the Muscidae (Diptera) of Namibia: a key to genera, diagnoses, new records and description of a new species, African Invertebrates 53 (1), pp. 47-47 : 52

Graphomya maculata (Scopoli, 1763)

Diagnosis: With characteristic pattern on scutum different in each sex. Male scutum dark brown, including median area, with 2 silvery white vittae along dorsocentral rows of setae and 2 silvery white lateral vittae; scutellum with median triangular brown macula, wider at base, with grey pollinose areas laterally; abdomen predomenantly yellow, with brown median marks and brown tergite 5. Female scutum with silver areas more H[WHQVLYH WKDQ LQ ƃ LQFOXGLQJ PHGLDQ DUHD; DEGRPHQ JUH \ ZLWK EURZQ PHGLDQ DQG OD― teral marks.

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