20. Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)

Tables 1, 2

Musca sericata Meigen, 1826: 53 . Syntypes, unspecified number of males and females (presumed lost).

Lucilia sericata: Hough 1899: 287; Shannon 1926: 131; Aubertin 1933: 411; Woodley &

Hilburn 1994: 13; Carvalho & Riberio 2000: 170; Whitworth 2006: 721; Amat et al. 2008: 234; Carvahlo & Mello-Patiu 2008: 398; Whitworth 2010: 32; Kosmann et al. 2013: 77.

Phaenicia sericata: Hall 1948: 259; Mello 1961: 261; James 1970: 11; Baumgartner &

Greenberg 1985: 584; Mariluis et al. 1994: 28; Mariluis 2002: 99; Mariluis & Mulieri 2003: 88; Centeno et al. 2004: 388; Mariluis et al. 2008: 109.

Diagnosis. See comparison of this species with L. cuprina under that species. See Rognes (1991) for a detailed description of this species and figures of male and female genitalia respectively (figs. 455–463 and figs. 464, 465).

Specimens examined. (14 males, 29 females). Argentina (14 males, 24 females): 9 males, 15 females, Entre Rios Liebig ( Rio Uruguay), Apr. 1987, S. Bolle (CNC) ; 3 males, 8 females, El Bolson, Rio Negro, Nov. 1955 – Dec. 1957, Andor Kovacs (LACM) ; 1 female, Catamarca, Andalgala, Nov. 4, 1972, G.E. Bohart (LACM) ; 1 male, 5km S Alta Garcia Cordova PR, Nov. 18, 1975 (UCDC) ; 1 male, S. d. Estero Colonia Dora, Nov. 15–26, 1979, C., M. Vardy (BMNH) . Peru: 1 female, 18km NE Cusco, April 17, 1983, 3000m, C., M. Vardy (BMNH) . Uruguay: 4 females, State of Soriano, Cardona, May 20, 2008, T.L. Whitworth (TW) .

Distribution. James (1970) listed as almost worldwide, from southern Canada to Argentina. Not found in many areas of the Neotropical Region. Not known from the West Indies proper (Whitworth 2010), though it was found in Bermuda (Woodley & Hilburn 1994) and in some areas of Central and South America, especially near bigger cities. Whitworth (2010) listed L. sericata in Costa Rica based on a single specimen examined. A reexamination of the specimen revealed it was intermediate between L. sericata and L. cuprina; I now believe it is likely an aberrant L. cuprina .

Discussion. See Hall (1948), Rognes (1991) or Whitworth (2006) for more information on this species.