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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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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