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Part I:
Hypolleural row of bristles not present _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Part II: Hypopleural bristles present (Fig.
1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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1. Wing vein #6 very short; 7th vein curves under 6th; 4th vein straight_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fannia (Homalomyia)
Wing
vein #6 longer; 7th vein straight; 4th vein bowed near its
distal end (Fig. 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
2. Proboscis long and
directed forward; equiped for piercing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3
Proboscis not very long; labella thick and not for piercing _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
3. Arista rays feathery (Fig. 3) [Tse-tse flies of
Africa] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Glossina spp.
Distribution
Arista
rays simple and not feathery _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
4. Palps shorter than
proboscis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Stomoxys spp. & Head & Mouthparts
Palps
almost as long as proboscis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Haematobia spp.
5. Arista naked _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Synthesiomyia spp.
Arista
toothed and feathery on the top side _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hemichlora spp.
6. Species are about as
large as bumblebees with prominent black and yellow pile _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hypodermodes
spp.
Species
smaller like the housefly and without dense black and yellow pile _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
7. Metallic blue-black or
green color with stripes evident on the thorax anterior margin_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Color
solid gray or black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
8. A bristle on middle
tibia surface beyond center _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pyrellia spp.
Bristle
on middle tibia may be present but greatly reduced in size _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Morellia spp.
9. Wing's 4th vein clearly angled
at terminus (Fig. 2); sternopleural bristles 1:2; eyes are bare _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Musca spp.
Fourth
wing vein's terminus slightly bowed (Fig. 4)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
10. Eyes are covered with
hair; sternoplural bristles 2:2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Myiospila spp.
Eyes
without hair; sternopleural bristles 1:2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Muscina spp.
11. Body color grayish or
black and never shiny metallic; arista bare or pubescent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Body
is either blue-green or metallic blue, or only the abdomen is shiny
metallic blue-black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
12. A curly yellow pile
among the thorax macrochaetae with a black shiny background _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pollenia
rudis - Adult
Thorax
not yellow and curly pile has 4 distinct grayish lines _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wohlfahrtia vigil
13. Wing's first vein
basal section with fine hairs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
Wing's
first vein basal section bare _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
14. The face and bucca are
yellow with a yellow pile; one posthumeral bristle present _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Callitroga spp.
Bucca
black with black hairs; frequently 2 posthumeral bristles
present _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
15. White squamae and
anterior acrosticals (alt. spelling - acrostichals) separated from
surrounding hairs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16
Squamae darker and anterior acrosticals are not distinct from
surrounding hairs; prothoracic spiracles is black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Protophormia
spp.
16. Four intra-alar
bristles present; 6 or more marginal scutellar bristles and the
mesothoracic spiracles a dark orange or black color _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Protocalliphora spp.
Two
intra-alar bristles present; 4 marginal scutellar bristles and mesothoracid
spiracles is a light-orange color _ _ _ _ _ _
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Phormia spp.
17. Calypter or lower
squamae's upper surface is bare (Fig. 1) _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lucilia spp.
The
upper surface of calypter is obviously pilose _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
18. Two bristles occur
near the middle on the exterior surface of front tibia; one sublateral
bristle is present _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cynomyopsis spp.
Only
one but rarely 2 bristles near the middle on the exterior surface
of front tibia; 3 sublateral bristles present _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Calliphora
spp.
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MISC FLY SPECIES
Chagasia bathana - Larva, Chagasia bathana - Adult , Chrysomya macellaria- Adult, Cynomya cadaverina -
Adult
Fannia scalaris - Adult, Gasterophilidae Genus sp. - Adult, Hypoderma bovis - Adult, Morellia aenescens -
Adult
Musca autumnalis - Adult, Muscina pascuorum - Adult, Protocalliphora azurea
- Adult,
Protophomia pterraenovae
- Adult, Pyrellia rapax
- Adult, Pyrellia vivida -
Adult
SEPARATE KEYS TO MUSCINA,
CALLIPHORA
&
LUCILIA SPECIES
MUSCINA
1b. Legs completely black;
palpi reddish yellow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Musca pascuorum - Adult
Legs
not completely black and frequently some yellow present. If black then palpi are also black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2b
2b. Palps black; tibiae
are mostly black although they may have a yellow tinge _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Muscina assimilis
Palpi
yellow; tibiae and distal portion of femora are yellow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Muscina stabulans
CALLIPHORA
[Calliphora
viridescens - Head; C. viridescens - Thorax; Calliphora sp. -Wing]
1c. Three intra-alar
bristles present _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Calliphora livida - Adult
2c. Two intra-alar
bristles present and bucca black. A
reddish beard present _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Calliphora vomitoria
Two
intra-alar bristles present but bucca is brownish or reddish; beard is
black_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Calliphora vicina
LUCILIA
1d. Two postacrosticals
present (Fig. 1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lucilia illustrus - Adult
2d. Three postacrosticals
present, and palpi are black _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lucilia silvarum - Adult
Three postacrosticals
present but palpi are yellow _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lucilia sericata
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