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Diptera Associated with Livestock Dung

Key to the Families of Diptera Associated with Cow Dung


Couplet 22

Either: Or:
22a.   Hind tarsus with first tarsomere distinctly swollen and short 22a'.   Hind tarsus with first tarsomere not distinctly swollen or short
22b.   Small dark brown to black dull-coloured flies 22b'.   Size and colour variable
Sphaeroceridae Go to 23


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First published on the Internet in 2000 by J.M. Cumming
Last updated 18 May 2006 by J.M. Cumming and G.D. Murray

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