Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) beta Johnston and Tiegs

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Sarcophaga beta Johnston and Tiegs, 1921 Sarcophaga delta Johnston and Tiegs, 1921 Morphological characters. Gena with setulae only or mostly yellow/white and occiput with setulae only yellow/ white. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present. Apical scutellar setae present in males, but either absent or present in females. Proepisternum uniformly setulose, with setulae a mix of black and yellow/white. Males with long setulae on the hind tibia. In males, median patch of dense setae present at the base of the 4th abdominal sternite. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (Queensland)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN.

Biology. Sarcophaga beta has been bred from rotten meat (Johnston & Tiegs 1921).