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
Author
Whitworth, Terry
text
Zootaxa
2010
2663
1
35
journal article
47218
10.5281/zenodo.276279
280ecfda-718e-4b4c-b3a6-1077053c708c
1175-5326
276279
Cochliomyia hominivorax
(Coquerel)
Lucilia hominivorax
Coquerel, 1858
: 173
Callitroga americana
:
Hall, 1948
: 125
Cochliomyia hominivorax
:
Dear, 1985
: 138
Diagnosis.
Fronto-orbital plate with dark setulae outside row of frontal setae (
Whitworth 2006, fig. 53, right side
); lateral areas of T5 without pronounced silvery microtomentum; postgenal setae usually golden yellow; female with dark basicosta; proclinate orbital setae absent.
Distribution.
Dear (1985)
listed this species from numerous West Indies islands. It has been eradicated in most regions, but isolated pockets may exist on remote islands.