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Laphria sicula is part of a difficult complex of small, black Laphria which are troublesome to identify. Males can be identified by structure of the genitalia, and the presence/absence and shape of small prongs on the posterior margin of the sixth abdominal tergite. They can occasionally be identified from a sharp macro photo (or ideally, a series of photos, or a specimen). Females are essentially unidentifiable without dissection, unless they are collected in copula with a male (hopefully these don't readily hybridize!). Photos that cannot be determined to species (including all females) should be placed in the Laphria canis complex. Thank you.
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A Dagger Laphria in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Determined by B. Coulter & T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A Dagger Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/25/2011).
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Bill Johnson.
Source: Wikipedia
Laphria sicula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Laphria |
Species: | L. sicula
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Binomial name | |
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919
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Laphria sicula is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laphria sicula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria sicula species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria sicula". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria sicula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.