Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2010Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 2,663 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Whitworth, Terry;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2663.1.1 , 10.5281/zenodo.276279

Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy

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Keys to 11 genera and 21 species of Calliphoridae found or likely to be found in the West Indies are given. Species distributions and key characters are discussed. Lucilia fayeae sp. nov. is described from numerous specimens from Dominica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. Calliphora maestrica Peris et al. is redescribed and the male of the species is described for the first time.

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Insecta, Calliphoridae, Arthropoda, Diptera, Animalia, Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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