Hebecnema umbratica

Hebecnema umbratica
	Hebecnema umbratica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Muscidae
Subfamily:	Mydaeinae
Genus:	Hebecnema
Species:	H. umbratica
Binomial name
	Hebecnema umbratica; (Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
	Anthomyia umbratica Meigen, 1826; Anthomyia debilis Walker, 1853; Hebecnema debilis (Walker, 1853);

Hebecnema umbratica is a fly from the family Muscidae.[1][2] It is the type species of the genus Hebecnema.

Description

See Morphology of Diptera for terms. Eyes densely long· (male) or short- (female) haired. The abdomen, seen from behind, with (male) rather dense grey dusting and a sharply defined narrow median dark line, or (female) with thin dusting and a broader, less sharply defined dark median area and faint shifting dark spots. The female thorax, seen from in front, with 4 faint but more or less distinct darker stripes; frontal triangle, seen from slightly behind, usually extending almost to lunule. 3.5–6 mm.

References

D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.

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[1] D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.

[GregorEtAl-2] Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.