Calliphora vomitoria

Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Musca vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758: 595. Type locality: Sweden (see Hall 1948: 313; Thompson & Pont 1994: 134). Musca carnaria caerulea Degeer 1776: 57. Unavailable, polynomial suppressed by ICZN Opinion 2333 (2014). Musca vomitoria minimus minimus Harris, 1780:...

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Main Author: Stotelmyre, Lyle Magee
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Published: Zenodo 2024
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11944954
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Summary:Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Musca vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758: 595. Type locality: Sweden (see Hall 1948: 313; Thompson & Pont 1994: 134). Musca carnaria caerulea Degeer 1776: 57. Unavailable, polynomial suppressed by ICZN Opinion 2333 (2014). Musca vomitoria minimus minimus Harris, 1780: 87. Junior synonym. Musca carnivora Fabricius, 1794: 313. Junior synonym. Musca obscoena Eschscholz, 1823: 113. Junior synonym. Calliphora brunibarbis Robineau-Desviody 1830: 434. Junior synonym. Calliphora fulvibarbis Robineau-Desviody 1830: 434. Junior synonym. Calliphora affinis Macquart, 1835: 263. Junior synonym. Calliphora rubrifrons Townsend 1908: 116. Junior synonym. Calliphora pseudovomitoria Baranov, 1943: 62. Junior synonym. Distribution : Cosmopolitan. Holarctic; South Africa; Hawaii. North America, from Greenland and Alaska south to Mexico. Remarks: One of the largest Calliphoridae, with bright yellow setae on the back of the head. Occasionally recorded in wound myiasis (James 1955). Material examined: BAJA CALIFORNIA:(literature review):Sierra Juarez, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Representative voucher specimens 2017–19 Ketzaly Munguia-Ortega (ECSR); BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: None known. Published as part of Stotelmyre, Lyle Magee, 2024, Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the Baja California Peninsula, pp. 308-330 in Zootaxa 5468 (2) on pages 313-314, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/11615867