Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius)

Whitworth, Terry, 2010, Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy, Zootaxa 2663, pp. 1-35 : 12

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius)

Fig. 19

Musca megacephala Fabricius, 1794: 317 Chrysomya megacephala: Dear, 1985: 112

Diagnosis. Lappets of anterior thoracic spiracle brown; genal dilation with orange vestiture and setae; male with upper eye facets much enlarged ( Fig.19 ).

Distribution. Examined specimens were from Dominica (TW), Dominican Republic (CMNH), Jamaica (USNM), and Puerto Rico (TW, UPR). Dear (1985) listed it from Puerto Rico.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 20. 19. Chrysomya megacephala, male eye with upper facets enlarged and sharp demarcation between upper and lower facets. 20. Chrysomya rufifacies, proepisternal seta present (anterior spiracle in background).