Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) villisterna Salem

Dowton, Mark & Pape, Thomas, 2013, A key to the Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera) with special emphasis on Sarcophaga (sensu lato), Zootaxa 3680 (1), pp. 148-189 : 169

Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) villisterna Salem

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Sarcophaga villisterna Salem, 1946

Morphological characters. Gena with setulae only or mostly yellow/white and occiput with setulae only yellow/ white. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present in females, but either absent or present in males. Apical scutellar setae present in males, but either absent or present in females. Proepisternum uniformly setulose, with setulae only yellow/white. Males with long setulae on the hind tibia. 1st and 2nd abdominal sternites with setulae only yellow/ white. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN.

Biology. Sarcophaga villisterna has been collected at decayed-carrion baits by KAM, close to beaches or inland lakes.

Taxonomy. DNA barcode sequences of S. villisterna have been deposited in both GenBank and BOLD.