The blowflies of the Madeira archipelago: Species diversity, distribution and identification (Diptera, Calliphoridae s.l.)

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Knowledge on the taxonomic diversity and distribution of blowflies from the Madeira Archipelago is updated. New and interesting findings are reported for poorly studied islands and islets of this archipelago, together with a brief analysis of the diversity of Macaronesian Calliphoridae s. l. Seven blowfly species were collected during this study, including the first records of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819), Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826), Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794) and Stomorhina lunata (Fabricius, 1805) from Porto Santo, and of C. vicina, L. sericata and S. lunata from Desertas Islands. The presence of Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903 in Madeira Laurisilva forest is discussed and its first instar larva is redescribed, revealing important differences in relation to its original description. An identification key to the adult Madeiran blowflies is provided for the first time.

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  • Table 1. Information on sampling dates and localities (site name, habitat type, and geographic coordinates) in the Madeira Archipelago.
  • Figure 1. Blowfly records collected during the present study in the islands and islets of the Madeira Archipelago. Species records are plotted on a simplified representation of the archipelago to ease understanding.
  • Table 2. Updated list of the Calliphoridae and Rhiniidae of the Madeira Archipelago. New records are indicated by a full black circle. M – Madeira Island, PS – Porto Santo Island and surrounding islets, D – Desertas islands (Ilhéu Chão, Deserta Grande and Bugio).
  • Figure 3. Habitus in antero-lateral view of Madeiran blowflies: A Calliphora loewi B Calliphora vicina C Calliphora vomitoria D Chrysomya albiceps E Chrysomya megacephala F Lucilia sericata G Pollenia rudis H Stomorhina lunata.
  • Figure 4. First instar larva of Calliphora loewi from Madeira: A Habitus in lateral view B Cephaloskeleton in lateral view C Anterior part of cephaloskeleton in lateral view. Abbreviations: a1-a7, abdominal segments; ad, anal division; db, dorsal bridge; dc, dorsal cornua; is, intermediate sclerite; lb, labrum; mh, mouthhook; pb, parastomal bar; pc, pseudocephalon; t1-t3, thoracic segments.

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e Castro, C. P., Szpila, K., Martínez-Sánchez, A., Rego, C., Silva, I., Serrano, A. R. M., & Boieiro, M. (2016). The blowflies of the Madeira archipelago: Species diversity, distribution and identification (Diptera, Calliphoridae s.l.). ZooKeys, 2016(634), 101–123. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.634.9262

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