AuthorPape, T.
Year1987
TitleThe Sarcophagidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark
ISBN9789004081840
SeriesFauna Entomologica Scandinavica
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteSarcophagidae of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.Beware that several common British species are not included.
SourceFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, Vol 19, 203pp, E. J. Brill / Scandinavian Science Press Ltd.
IllustrationsLine drawings, mainly of genitalia, accompany the text and two plates of eight colour paintings of adults.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Key to genera, followed by keys to individual genera and species accounts.
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

British species included by Falk (in prep) but not in Pape:

*Discachaeta arcipesv (Pandelle)
*Heteronychia compactilobata* (Wyatt)
*Heteronychia dissimilis* (Meigen)
*Heteronychia filia* (Rondani)
*Pierretia setipennis* (Rondani) (now *anaces*) - keys to *sexpunctata*

Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned specimens; terminalia of male Sarcophaginae should be held open while they dry. Genitalia preps needed in some cases. Dissection may be required.
Identification difficultyCritical identification generally based on (external) genitalia. Females of some genera are currently unidentifiable.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentSARCOPHAGIDAEflesh fliesAnimalia: Diptera
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