Genus Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 Sarcophaga Swinderen, 1822: 86. Reversal of Precedence— nomen oblitum status given by Evenhuis & Pape (2019: 104). Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 433. Type-species: Musca vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758: 595 [= Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758)], by original designation. Somomya Bertoloni, 1861: 28. nomen dubium. Junior synonym. Somomia Rondani, 1862: 234, unjustified emendation. Somomyia Rondani, 1868: 51, 600, unjustified emendation. Steringomyia Pokorny, 1889: 568. Type-species: Steringomyia stylifera Pokorny, 1889: 569, by original designation and monotypy. Junior synonym. Acrophaga Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891: 367 [67]. Type-species: Sarcophaga alpina Zetterstedt, 1838: 1304, by original designation. Junior synonym. Neocalliphora Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891: 391. Type-species: Calliphora ochracea Schiner, 1843: 287, by original designation; as subgenus. Junior synonym. Neopollenia Brauer, 1899: 496. Type-species: Musca stygia Fabricius 1781: 438 [= Calliphora stygia (Fabricius 1781)], by original designation. Junior synonym. Eucalliphora Townsend, 1908: 118. Type-species: Calliphora latifrons Hough, 1899b: 286, by original designation and monotypy = Musca lilaea Walker, 1849: 894 = Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 365. Junior synonym. Paracalliphora Townsend, 1916c: 151. Type-species: Calliphora oceaniae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 438, by original designation; = Musca augur Fabricius, 1775, 777 [= Calliphora augur Fabricius, 1775]. Junior synonym. Abonesia Villeneuve, 1927: 357. Type-species: Musca genarum Zetterstedt, 1838: 658 = Calliphora genarum (Zetterstedt, 1838)], by original designation and monotypy. Junior synonym. Triceratopyga Rohdendorf, 1931: 175. Type-species: Triceratopyga calliphoroide s Rohdendorf, 1931: 175, by original designation and monotypy. Junior synonym. Aldrichiella Rohdendorf, 1931: 177. Type-species: Calliphora grahami Aldrich, 1930: 1, by original designation and monotypy. Junior homonym of Aldrichiella Vaughan, 1903: 101 and Aldrichiella Hendel, 1911: 35. Junior synonym. Stobbeola Enderlein, 1933: 126. Type-species: Stobbeola norwegic a Enderlein, 1933: 126, by original designation and monotypy; = Sarcophaga alpina Zetterstedt, 1838: 1304. Junior synonym. Aldrichina Townsend, 1934a: 111, unjustified/unnecessary new replacement name for Aldrichiella Rohdendorf, 1931. Acronesia Hall, 1948: 272. Type-species: Steringomyia aldrichia Shannon, 1923: 112, by original designation. Junior synonym. Australocalliphora Kurahashi, 1971: 195, as subgenus. Type-species: Calliphora onesioidea Kurahashi, 1971: 200, by original designation. Junior synonym. Papuocalliphora Kurahashi, 1971: 167, as subgenus. Type-species: Calliphora toxopeusi Theowald, 1957: 158, by original designation. Junior synonym. Remarks: Six Baja species, 15 Nearctic, and 116 species worldwide. The Nearctic genus Calliphora was recently revised by Tantawi et al. (2017). The Neotropical blow flies of the genus Calliphora were revised by Whitworth & Rognes (2012).

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 311-312, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/11615867