Taxonomy
Subfamily: Sarcophaginae
Genus: Sarcophaga Meigen
1826
Subgenus: Sarcorohdendorfia
Baranov 1938
Species: alpha Johnston & Tiegs 1922
Biology
Sarcophaga
alpha has been caught around bad meat
(Johnston and Tiegs, 1921) and at decayed carrion-baits by
KAM.
Distribution
AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia – Queensland).
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.
Johnston, T.H., and Tiegs, O.W. (1922) New and known Australian sarcophagid flies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 34, 181-190.