Subfamily Luciliinae

There are five genera in the Luciliinae worldwide, including Blepharicnema Macquart, 1844; Dyscritomyia Grimshaw, 1901; Hemipyrellia Townsend, 1918; Hypopygiopsis Townsend, 1916a and Lucilia but only two, Lucilia and Blepharicnema are found in the New World. See Amat et al. (2008) and Vargas & Wood (2010) for keys to subfamilies and genera.