Taxonomy
Subfamily:
Sarcophaginae
Genus: Sarcophaga
Meigen 1826
Subgenus: Liosarcophaga
(Enderlein 1928)
Species: sigma Johnston & Tiegs 1921
Biology
Johnston and Tiegs (1921) bred Sarcophaga sigma from bad meat in Brisbane and KAM caught it at decayed carrion-baits.
Distribution
AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia – Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia), ORIENTAL.
Relevant Literature
Johnston, T.H.,
and Tiegs, O.W. (1921) New and little-known sarcophagid
flies from south-eastern Queensland. Proceedings of
the Royal Society of Queensland 33, 46-90.