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Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) froggatti

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: Sarcorohdendorfia Baranov 1938


Species: froggatti Taylor 1917

Biology

Sarcophaga froggatti has been bred from decayed meat in Brisbane (referred to as Sarcophaga theta n. sp.; Johnston and Tiegs, 1921) and collected at decayed carrion-baits by KAM.

Distribution

AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

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.

Taylor, F.H. (1917) Sarcophaga froggatti, sp. n. — a new sheep-maggot fly. Bulletin of Entomological Research 7, 265.