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Australian distribution

Taxonomy

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Luciliinae

Genus: Hemipyrellia Townsend 1918

Species: fergusoni Patton 1925

 

The immature stages are unknown.

Biology

Little is known of the biology of Hemipyrellia fergusoni, although it is readily attracted to carrion baits. It is probably locally common in favourable environments, and seems to prefer dense coastal scrub. Hardy (1940) collected pupae of the species from beneath a dead bird.

Distribution

Hemipyrellia fergusoni has been recorded from coastal New South Wales and southern Queensland.

Relevant Literature

Hardy, G.H. (1940) Notes on the Australian Muscoidea, V. Calliphoridae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 51, 133-146.

Malloch, J.R. (1927) Notes on Australian Diptera. No. XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 52, 299-335.

Patton, W.S. (1925) Diptera of medical and veterinary importance, II.  The more important blowflies, Calliphorinae. The Philippines Journal of Science 27, 397-411.