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Australian distribution

Taxonomy

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Chrysomyinae

Genus: Chrysomya Robineau Desvoidy 1830

Species: semimetallica (Malloch 1927)

 

The third-instar larva was described by Erzinçlioglu (1984) and Kitching and Voeten (1977).

Biology

Little is known of the biology of Chrysomya semimetallica. It is a medium-sized fly, not exceeding 10mm in body length. It is attracted to decaying meat and human faeces, and thus is of sanitary importance in developing countries (James 1971).

Distribution

In Australia, this species only occurs in New South Wales and Queensland. North of Australia, it also occurs in New Guinea, New Britain and New Ireland (Kurahashi 1987).

Relevant Literature

Erzinçlioglu, Y.Z. (1984) Studies on the morphology and taxonomy of the immature stages of Calliphoridae, with analysis of phylogenetic relationships within the family, and between it and other groups in the Cyclorrhapha (Diptera). Ph.D., University of Durham.

James, M.T. (1971) Genus Chrysomya in New Guinea. Pacific Insects 13, 361-369.

Kitching R.L. and Voeten, R. (1977) The larvae of Chrysomya incisuralis (Macquart) and Ch. (Eucompsomyia) semimetallica (Malloch) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16, 185-190.

Kurahashi, H. (1987) The blow flies of New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville Island (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Tokyo, The Entomological Society of Japan.