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Spilogona latimana
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Spilogona latimana Leith Saddle, Dunedin
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Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
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Order:
Suborder:
Brachycera
Family:
Muscidae
Subfamily:
Coenosiinae
Tribe:
Limnophorini
Genus:
Spilogona
Species:
S. latimana
Binomial name
Spilogona latimana
Malloch, 1931

Spilogona latimana is a fly from the family Muscidae. It is found in New Zealand.

Description

The male of this species is readily identified by its golden frons and antennae, and distinctive forelegs with elongated thin foretarsi and spatulate tarsal terminal segments.

Spilogona latimana showing distinctive male secondary sexual characteristics (MSSC's), namely, elongate fore tarsi with spatulate terminal segments
Spilogona latimana showing distinctive male secondary sexual characteristics (MSSCs)
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