Epicranium with an ill-defined pair of dusky stripes which converge slightly in front.
The puparial cuticle is usually rather unevenly dusky to brownish, but may be pale.
The first thing that struck me about it was its slightly unpleasant colour - it would probably be called a dusky pink, on white.
It has been suggested that the characteristic dusky spots are due to secretion from other flies which were enclosed in the same packet.
Examination revealed a diaphoretic and dusky appearing infant with moderate respiratory distress.
Instead of his being encased in a cage with his tormentors whooping around, the entire stage is turned into a dusky prison.
The hind femoral band is a persistent element and fades to a dusky clouding only in the most extreme types.
On the head and tip of the femur it becomes duller, and in the final stages of its reduction it is represented only by a dusky clouding.
