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Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis

Lateral view

Australian distribution

Male genitalia (phallus), lateral view

Male genitalia (entire), lateral view

Male genitalia (entire), lateral view

Taxonomy

Subfamily: Sarcophaginae


Genus: Sarcophaga Meigen 1826


Subgenus: Liopygia Enderlein 1928


Species: ruficornis Fabricius 1794 (Musca)

Biology

Sarcophaga ruficornis breeds in both faeces and carrion, and has been caught at decayed carrion-baits, rabbit, fish, liver and chicken baits (Das and Dasgupta, 1982; Amoudi et al. 1994; Bänziger and Pape 2004; Shazia et al., 2006; Hanan, 2010). It has been reported to cause myiasis in dogs, horses, mules and leprosy patients (Sreevatsa et al., 1990; Amoudi et al. 1994). It is also a documented parasite of the toad, Bufo melanostictus (Roy and Dasgupta, 1977).

Distribution

AFROTROPICAL, AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia –New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia), NEARCTIC, NEOTROPICAL, ORIENTAL, PALAEARCTIC.

Relevant Literature

Amoudi, M.A., Diab, F.M., and Abou-Fannah, S.S.M. (1994) Development rate and mortality of immature Parasarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) at constant laboratory temperatures. Journal of Medical Entomology 31, 168-170.

Bänziger, H., and Pape, T. (2004) Flowers, faeces and cadavers: natural feeding and laying habits of flesh flies in Thailand (Diptera: Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaga spp.). Journal of Natural History 38, 1677-1694.

Das, S.K., and Dasgupta, B. (1982) Seasonal occurance of blow-flies and flesh-flies in Calcutta  Oriental Insects 16(1), 119-128.

Fabricius, J.C. (1794) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis observationibus, descriptionibus. Vol. 4.(Hafniae[= Copenhagen]).

Hanan, A.M.B. (2010) Prevalence of dipterous flies with veterinary importance in selected sheep’s farms and slaughter houses in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences 3(2), 63-73.

Roy, P., and Dasgupta, B. (1977) Sarcophaga ruficornis Fabr. (Sarcophagidae: Diptera) as a parasite of the common Indian toad. Proceedings:Plant Sciences 86(3), 207-209.

Shazia, T.M., Suhail, A and Yousuf, M.J. (2006) Systematics and populations of sarcophagid flies in Faisalabad (Pakistan). International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 8(6), 809-911.

Sreevatsa, [no initial]., Malaviya, G.N., Husain, S., Giridhar, A., Bhat, H.R., and Girdhar, B.K. (1990) Preliminary observations of myiasis in leprosy patients. Leprosy Review 61(4), 375-378.