Hebecnema umbratica explained

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.

Notes and References

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