Argoravinia rufiventris (Walker, 1849)

Andrade-Herrera, Kepler Nils & Mello-Patiu, Cátia Antunes de, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae) attracted to carcasses in Piura, Peru, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 62, pp. 1-5 : 2

Argoravinia rufiventris (Walker, 1849)

Material examined: PIURA – Piura, Castilla, Caserío Miraflores, 32 m (05°10′00.51″S, 80°36′51.27″W), 20.vi.2017, guinea pig carcass, 3 ♂, K. Andrade leg.

World distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, USA ( Pape, 1996).

Distribution in Peru: Piura ( Townsend, 1912 as Sarcophaga argentea ).

Remarks: Registered in pig carcasses ( Watson & Carlton, 2003; Barros et al., 2008; Rosa et al., 2011; Alves et al., 2014), bear and deer ( Watson & Carlton, 2003), and rat ( Beuter et al., 2012).