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Australian distribution

Taxonomy

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Calliphorinae

Genus: Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830

Subgenus: Australocalliphora Kurahashi 1971

Species: fuscofemorata Malloch 1927

 

The immature stages are unknown.

Biology

Calliphora fuscofemorata, especially the female, is reportedly attracted to carrion in high abundance (Hardy 1937). However, Wallman et al. (2005) suggested that this behaviour might be associated with feeding, rather than oviposition. Although at this point still assumed to be a carrion-breeder, this species could be a parasitoid of other invertebrates, like its close relatives Onesia tibialis and Calliphora sternalis sternalis (Wallman et al. 2005).

Distribution

This species is only known from far north Queensland, where it is probably confined to rainforest areas (Hardy 1937).

Relevant Literature

Hardy, G.H. (1937) Notes on the genus Calliphora (Diptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62, 17-26.

Wallman, J.F., Leys, R. and Hogendoorn, K. (2005) Molecular systematics of Australian carrion-breeding blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) based on mitochondrial DNA. Invertebrate Systematics 19, 1-15.