Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) froggatti Taylor

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Sarcophaga froggatti Taylor, 1917

Sarcophaga theta Johnston and Tiegs, 1921

Morphological characters. Gena and occiput with setulae only yellow/white. Prescutellar acrostichal setae absent in females, but either absent or present in males. Proepisternum uniformly setulose, with setulae only yellow/white. Males with long setulae on the hind tibia. 1st and 2nd abdominal sternites with setulae only yellow/white. Body length 10–15 mm.

Geographical distribution. Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia)—AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN.

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

Taxonomy. DNA barcode sequences of S. froggatti have been deposited in both GenBank and BOLD.