Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) eta Johnston and Tiegs

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 : 161

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Sarcophaga eta Johnston and Tiegs 1921

Morphological characters. Gena with setulae only or mostly black. Occiput with at least one row of black setulae behind the ocular setae, with setulae only yellow/white ventrally. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present in females, but either absent or present in males. Proepisternum bare and males with long setulae on the hind tibia. 1 st and 2 nd abdominal sternites with short setulae in females. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN. Biology. Sarcophaga eta has been bred from fish carcasses, and has also been observed to be attracted to rotten meat in Brisbane ( Johnston & Tiegs 1921).