2. Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot)

(Figs. 3–4, 55, 69)

Phora cornuta Bigot, 1857: 348 .

Diploneura (Dohrniphora) cornuta, Schimitz, 1926: 44 .

Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot), Borgmeier, 1960: 277.

Phora navigans Frauenfeld, 1867: 454 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1926:45.

Phora cleghorni Bigot, 1890: 191 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101.

Phora chlorogastra Becker 1901: 32 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101.

Phora mordax Brues 1911: 531 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1929:32.

Dohrniphora venusta: Malloch, 1912: 432 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101. Dohrniphora bequaerti Schmitz 1914: 105 .Synonymized by Schmitz 1951: 242. Dohrniphora divaricata var. obscura Santos Abreu, 1921: 11 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1934:65. Dohrniphora divaricata var. basalis Santos Abreu, 1921: 11 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1934:65. Dohrniphora opposita Borgmeier, 1925: 107 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora crockeri Van Duzee, 1933: 70 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora willowsi Van Duzee, 1933: 70 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora cavifemur Borgmeier 1969: 1 –2. (in part, male only) Synonymized by Kung and Brown 206: 1932. Apocephalus flaviventris Silva Figueroa, 1916: 48 . Synonymized by Borgmeier 1957: 24.

The species is very common in China and often found in urban area. Its larvae were found in many kinds of decaying plant and animal tissues. It is characterized as a secondary invader to carrion, appearing after certain sarcophagids, calliphorids, and M. scalaris (Barnes, 1990). Recently the morphological features of immature stages of D. cornuta were observed (Feng and Liu 2012).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Specimen examined. 3♂ 2♀, Liaoning, Shenyang (41°48'N, 123°26'E), 19-VIII-1992, Guang-Chun Liu; 2♂, Beijing (39°54'N, 116°24' E), 28-IV-1991, Guang-Chun Liu; 5♂ 2♀, Shaanxi, Yangling (34°15'N, 108°6'E), 18-X- 1991, Guang-Chun Liu; 1♂, Shaanxi, Mt. Qinling (33°43'N, 107°58'E), 15-VII-1992, Guang-Chun Liu; 1♂, Guangdong, Guangzhou (23°7'N, 113°16'E), 20–XI–1992, Min Wang; 3♂, Guangxi, Nanning (22°49'N, 118°22' E), 10-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 1♂, Guangxi, Mt. Daming (23°24' N, 108°28'E), 14-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 2♂, Guangxi, Longsheng (25°37'N, 109°55' E), 26-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 2♂, Tibet, Zhangmu(27°58'N, 85°58'E, 2122m), 17-VIII-2013, Jian-Feng Wang.