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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.11
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6156584
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scientific name	Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) eta Johnston and Tiegs
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Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) eta Johnston and Tiegs View in CoL

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Sarcophaga eta Johnston and Tiegs 1921 View in CoL

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. 1st and 2nd abdominal sternites with short setulae in females. Body length 10–15 mm.

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

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Sarcophagidae
Genus	Sarcophaga