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Australian distribution

Taxonomy

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Chrysomyinae

Genus: Chrysomya Robineau Desvoidy 1830

Species: nigripes Aubertin 1932

 

The first- and second-instar larvae were described by O'Flynn and Moorhouse (1980) and Sukontason et al. (2005). The third-instar was described by Sukontason et al. (2005).

Biology

This species is distinguished by its dark metallic colouration. As a species of Chrysomya, it is unusual because it prefers carrion at an advanced state of decomposition (O'Flynn 1983a). By contrast, most Chrysomya species are attracted to carrion at early stages of decomposition. It is common in the Brisbane district (O’Flynn 1983a), particularly in summer.  It is unlikely to persist during winter. This species is not involved in myiasis of sheep. O’Flynn (1983b) provides some developmental information on this species.

Distribution

This species is distributed throughout New South Wales and Queensland.

Relevant Literature

Sukontason, K.L., Vogtsberger, R.C., Boonchu, N., Chaiwong, T., Sripakdee, D., Ngern-Klun, R., Piangjai, S. and Sukontason, K. (2005) Larval Morphology of Chrysomya nigripes (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a fly species of forensic importance. Journal of Medical Entomology 42, 233-240.

O'Flynn, M.A. (1983a) Notes on the biology of Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22, 341-342.

O'Flynn, M.A. (1983b). The succession and rate of development of blowflies in southern Queensland and the application of these data to forensic entomology. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22, 137-148.

O'Flynn, M.A. and Moorhouse, D.E. (1980) Identification of early immature stages of some common Queensland carrion flies. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 19, 53-61.