Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758

Couri, Marcia S., Pont, Adrian C. & Daugeron, Christophe, 2010, The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503, Zootaxa 2503 (1), pp. 1-61 : 20-21

7. Musca domestica Linnaeus

Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758: 596 . Syntypes?sex, “in Europae domibus, etiam America”, not located, not in LSL (see Pont, 1981: 168).

Musca vicina Macquart, 1851: 226 . Syntypes 2 males, 1 female, “ Amérique ” (actually Martinique), in MNHNP (seen).

Musca vicina Macquart ; Buxton & Hopkins, 1927: 57–58; Williams, 1943: 220.

Musca flavifacies Bigot, 1888: 606 . Holotype female, “ Nouvelle-Calédonie ”, in BMNH ( Pont, 2000: 13–14).

Musca domestica ; Leboeuf, 1914: 177; James, 1947: 140; Pont, 1989: 677; Shinonaga et al., 1991: 330.

Diagnosis. Proepisternal depression with fine hairs; male eyes developed but not touching in middle; frontoorbital plates silver in male and densely golden in female; male abdominal tergite 1+2 yellow, at most with a brown median vitta. Male hypopygium as in Figs 25 , 30 and 35 ; male aedeagus with a small postgonite ( Fig 40 ), praegonite with 1 seta; epiphallus well developed weakly clubbed at tip (Fig. 45); female ovipositor long as in Figs 59 and 60 (all Figs in Pont, 1973a).

Material examined: MNHN: New Caledonia: Nouméa : viii.1955, 4 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Rageau, Shinonaga det. ; Anse Vata , vii.1958, 1 ♂, J. Rageau, Shinonaga det.

BMNH: New Caledonia: No data, holotype ♀ of flavifacies , from Bigot Collection. Nouméa: 2.viii.1949, 1 ♂, L.E. Cheesman. Plum: 8.viii.1949, 13 ♂, 9 ♀, L.E. Cheesman. Tontouta: 4.vi.1925, 2 ♂, P.A. Buxton .

BPBM: New Caledonia: 3.ii.1945, 1 ♀, Webb ; 9.iv.1970, 2 ♂, S. Keenan, A.N. Gillogly. Forêt de Thi : 29.x–1.xi.1967, 1 ♂, J. & M. Sedlacek. La Foa : 3.ii.1945, 1 ♀, H.E. Milliron. Monts Koghis: 450–600 m, 4– 6.x.1967, 1 ♂; 500 m, 23–27.viii.1967, 1 ♀, J. & M. Sedlacek. Nassirah : 100 m , 20.iii.1968, 1 ♀, T.C. Maa. Nouméa : 7.vii.1945, 1 ♂, H.E. Milliron ; vii.1940, 1 ♂, 3 ♀, F.X. Williams ; ix.1940, 1 ♀, F.X. Williams; 6.vii, 1 ♂; 9.vii, 2 ♂; 20.ii.1963, 2 ♂, C.M. Yoshimoto; I.F.O., Anse Vata , 1.iv.1958, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 1.x.1958, 1 ♂, J. Rageau ; x.1959, 3 ♂, I.F.O. personnel; 25.x.1958, 2 ♂; 22.x.1958, 1 ♀; 23.xi.1958, 1 ♂; 6.iii.1961, 1 ♂, C.R. Joyce. Ouaco : 20.x.1958, 1 ♂, C.R. Joyce. Oua Tom : 20.ix.1940, 1 ♂, C.R. Joyce. Timbia: 2 km SE Nogue , 0–5 m , 20.ix.1979, 1 ♀, sweeping, W. C. Gagné . Isle of Pines : 24.x.1940, 1 ♂, F.X. Williams. Loyalty Islands: Mare: La Roche , iii.1959, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss; Ouvea: Fayaoue, 0–50 m , xii.1969, 2 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss .

Comments. The synonym flavifacies Bigot was described from New Caledonia, and the holotype was reviewed by Pont (2000). Recorded from Bélep by Leboeuf (1914); from Nouméa and Isle of Pines by Williams (1943); from Nouméa by Shinonaga et al. (1991). Redescription, comments on types, synonymies, details on geographic records and biology in Pont (1973a).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Figures

FIGURES 17–26. Dichaetomyia shinonagai, sp. nov. 17–20. Male terminalia. 17. Sternite 5. 18. Cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view. 19. Cercal plate and surstylus, lateral view. 20. Aedeagus, lateral view. 21–22. Female. 21. Ovipositor, dorsal view. 22. Ovipositor, ventral view and spermathecae. 23–26. Larva. 23. Anterior segments. 24. Posterior segments. 25. Cephalopharyngeal skeleton. 26. Posterior spiracle.

FIGURES 27–34. 27–33. Helina flavoextrema, sp. nov. 27–30. Male terminalia. 27. Sternite 5. 28. Cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view. 29. Cercal plate and surstylus, lateral view. 30. Aedeagus, lateral view. 31–33. Female. 31. Ovipositor, dorsal view. 32. Ovipositor, ventral view and spermathecae. 33. Egg, lateral view. 34. Limnophora longiantennata, sp. nov., ovipositor, lateral view and spermatheca.

FIGURES 35–40. 35–37. Pygophora caledonica (Bigot). Male terminalia. 35. Abdomen, lateral view. 36. Sternite 5, dorsal view. 37. Aedeagus, lateral view. 38–40. Pygophora spinifera, sp. nov., male terminalia. 38. Sternite 5, dorsal view. 39. Lobe of sternite 5, lateral view. 40. Aedeagus, lateral view.