occidua (Fabricius)

Musca occidua Fabricius, 1794: 315 .

Sarcophagula occidua: Johnson 1924: 88 [records]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 172 [checklist]; Lopes 1978: 605 [records].

Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua: Pape 1996: 434 [catalogue].

Distribution. Introduced. Australasian/ Oceanian, Nearctic, Neotropical; Galápagos: Baltra, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

Remarks. Adults of this species were swept from dung, including tortoise dung, and range from littoral to highland humid zones (ICCDRS).