Sarcophaga (Lioproctia) spinifera Hardy

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 : 159

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.11
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6156574
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scientific name	Sarcophaga (Lioproctia) spinifera Hardy
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Sarcophaga (Lioproctia) spinifera Hardy View in CoL

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Sarcophaga spinifera Hardy, 1932 View in CoL

Morphological characters. Gena with setulae a mix of black and yellow/white in males, but with setulae only black in females. Occiput with at least one row of black setulae behind the ocular setae, with setulae only yellow/ white ventrally. Prescutellar acrostichal and apical scutellar setae present. Proepisternum bare and the hind tibia with long setulae in both sexes. Body length 5–10 mm.

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

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

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