IDENTIFICATION OF EARLY IMMATURE STAGES OF SOME COMMON QUEENSLAND CARRION FLIES

Abstract

Eggs of Calliphora augur (Fabricius), Calliphora stygia (Fabricius), Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and Australophyra rostrata (Robineau‐Desvoidy) are described and illustrated in detail by scanning electron micrographs. First and second instar larvae of the above species along with those of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), Chrysomya varipes (Macquart), Chrysomya saffranea (Bigot), Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin and first instar larvae of two species of sarcophagid (Trieholioproctia sp. and Parasarcophaga crassipalpis) are described, illustrated and compared with each other by means of keys. Particular attention is paid to the morphology of the pharyngeal skeleton and distribution of spines and, in the second instar larvae, to the morphology of the posterior spiracles and the number of processes on the anterior spiracles in addition to the characters mentioned previously. Copyright © 1980, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved