Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux Thomson

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 : 160

Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux Thomson

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Sarcophaga dux Thomson, 1869

Morphological characters. Gena with setulae a mix of black and yellow/white, but occiput with setulae only yellow/white. Prescutellar acrostichal setae present. Proepisternum bare and males with long setulae on the hind tibia. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN, AFROTROPICAL, PALAEARTIC, ORIENTAL.

Biology. In Thailand, Sarcophaga dux is synanthropic and breeds in both faeces and carrion ( Bänziger & Pape 2004). This species is regarded as forensically important in Japan and Thailand ( Sukontason et al. 2003). It has been observed to readily enter human dwellings and larviposit on carrion and garbage ( Hanan 2010; Pérez-Moreno et al. 2006; Sukontason et al. 2003).

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