FMNH FMNHINS 0000 372 566

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  • 372566 Megistapophysis mordax, male, habitus, dorsal view
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    Description: 372566 Megistapophysis mordax (DEW 6333), male, habitus, dorsal view. Collected 4/3/86 by D. E. Wilson and R. M. Timm in Costa Rica (PN Braulio Carrillo, 1 km S, 11.5 km E San Miguel, Heredia) from female Sturnira mordax. Photo taken using the purple station Microptics system and stacked with CombineZ.
  • 372566 Megistapophysis mordax, male, genitalia
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    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 372566 Megistapophysis mordax (DEW 6333), male, genitalia. Collected 4/3/86 by D. E. Wilson and R. M. Timm in Costa Rica (PN Braulio Carrillo, 1 km S, 11.5 km E San Miguel, Heredia) from female Sturnira mordax. Photo taken using the purple station Microptics system and stacked with CombineZ.
FM Catalog: Insects
Catalog Subset: Bat Flies
Scientific Name: Megistapophysis mordax Dick & Wenzel, 2006
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Streblidae
Genus: Megistapophysis
Species: mordax
Field #: DEW 6333
Collector: D. E. Wilson, R. M. Timm
Collection No.: 563295
Geography: North America, Costa Rica, Heredia, 220m: PN Braulio Carrillo, 1 km S, 11.5 km E San Miguel. [LL]
DWc Country: Costa Rica
Date Collected: 3 Apr 1986
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 2
Sex: adult male
EMu IRN: 372566
OccurenceID: 669b0422-1054-407f-bdaa-af353ec411b8
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