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03C3E220FFE6FFF1D214BC19FAFFED1E.text	03C3E220FFE6FFF1D214BC19FAFFED1E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830	<div><p>Genus  Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</p><p>Diagnosis of genus  Calliphora</p><p>The genus  Calliphora shares a combination of (a) abdomen ground colour metallic blue, purple or green, mottled gold or silver or entirely orange, and (b) stem vein bare dorsally with other genera of subfamily  Calliphorinae, but differs by the combination of (c) lower calypter setose dorsally, and (d) subcostal sclerite not setose (pubescent).</p><p>Key to genera of Australian  Calliphorinae and species-groups of  Calliphora</p><p>1. Subcostal sclerite setulose (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1F) .......................................................................... 2</p><p>– Subcostal sclerite pubescent or bare (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1E) ........................................................... 3</p><p>2. Eye densely and uniformly setulose (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1B) .........................  Ptilonesia Bezzi, 1927</p><p>– Eye bare or with only sparse setulae (Figs 1B, D, 2B, D) .................  Xenocalliphora Malloch, 1924</p><p>3. Male abdominal sternite 5 with postero-median margin extended into down-turned subapical spine; lower calypter bare dorsally (see Norris 1999: fig. 1h–i) .............................  Aphyssura Hardy, 1940</p><p>– Male abdominal sternite 5 with postero-median margin unmodified; lower calypter with setae dorsally ........................................................................................................................4 ( Calliphora)</p><p>4. Eye densely setulose over entire surface (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1B) ............................. ochracea -group</p><p>– Eye without setulae ........................................................................................................................... 5</p><p>5. Femora and tibiae at least partially orange or yellow (Supp. file 1: Fig. 1A); abdominal tergites 1+2–5 with microtomentum mottled golden at least in the lateral 0.3 (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1D), some species with contrasting median metallic patches dorsally on T 1+2– T 5 (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1C) ..... .........................................................................................................................................  stygia -group</p><p>– Femora and tibiae dark brown or black (Figs 1C, 2C); abdominal tergites 1+2–5 with microtomentum mottled golden, silver or absent (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1D) ................................................................. 6</p><p>6. Anterior spiracle reduced in size, smaller in width at widest part than proepisternum (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1G; Figs 3D, 5E) ............................................................................................... 7</p><p>– Anterior spiracle regular in size, equal to or larger in width at widest part than proepisternum (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1H) ..................................................................................................................... 8</p><p>7. Postpedicel at least partially orange (Figs 2B, 3B); upper calypter with dark orange or brown fringe (Figs 1E, 4E); male terminalia with cercus hooked with a weak concave region in basal half and weak to no sclerotisation in distal half of mesohypophallus (Fig. 4F, H) ......................  clarki - group</p><p>– Postpedicel orange, brown or black (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1I, M); upper calypter with yellow or hyaline fringe (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1G); male terminalia with weakly curved cercus (lateral view) and mesohypophallus with distinct break or very weak region of sclerotisation medially (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1J) .............................................................................................. flexipenis - group</p><p>8. Male terminalia with mesohypophallus strongly curved (c-shaped) in distal half, without break in sclerotisation (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1K) ........................................................................  sternalis -group</p><p>– Male terminalia with mesohypophallus sclerotised and straight or gently curved in distal half ...... 9</p><p>9. Epandrium elongated, twice length of cercus from base to insertion point of cerci; acrophallus ~2 × as long as paraphallus; cercus broad in basal half, at least twice width at tip; surstylus distally with swollen lobe (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1N) ............................................................................  tibialis -group</p><p>– Epandrium not elongated, similar in length to cercus; acrophallus equal to length of paraphallus at most extending slightly beyond tips; cercus slender for entire length, similar in width to surstylus; surstylus distally without a lobe (Supp. file 1: Fig. S1L) ............................................... typica - group</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFE6FFF1D214BC19FAFFED1E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFE5FFF1D0BABC64FAFEE801.text	03C3E220FFE5FFF1D0BABC64FAFEE801.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora clarki Malloch 1927	<div><p>Diagnosis of the  clarki -group</p><p>The  clarki -species-group can be separated from all other Australian  Calliphorinae by the presence of (1) a reduced anterior spiracle, smaller at widest part than width of proepisternum (Fig. 3C, D); (2) hyaline or lightly coloured upper calypter with contrasting dark brown or orange fringe in combination with an infuscated lower calypter (Figs 1E, 4E); (3) postpedicel at least partially orange (Figs 1B, 2B, 3B); and (4) male terminalia with weak or no sclerotisation in distal part of mesohypophallus (Figs 2H, 4F, 5H). The species of this group were previously placed under the genera  Onesia and  Calliphora .</p><p>Key to species of the  clarki species-group</p><p>Abbreviations for states and territories are provided within couplets for species that are restricted to specific regions of Australia.</p><p>1. Basicosta ground colour black (Figs 4E, 5E) ................................................................................... 2</p><p>– Basicosta ground colour brown, orange or yellow (Figs 1E, 2E) ..................................................... 4</p><p>2. Arista plumose, 1.5 × postpedicel length (Figs 4C, 5C); NSW ........................................................ 3</p><p>– Arista almost bare, with only a few very short and sparse setulae near base, 2.0 postpedicel length (Fig. 3C); TAS .....................................................................................................  C. ignicera sp. nov.</p><p>3. Acrostichal setae 2+2 (rarely 2 +3); abdominal tergites ventrally with very weak or no microtomentum; pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron not pronounced, similar in colour to surrounding structures (Fig. 4E); males only, cercus appears hook-shaped in lateral view, with only very slight concavity in its basal half (Fig. 4F); NSW .........................................  C. niveata sp. nov.</p><p>– Acrostichal setae 2+3 (Fig. 5A); abdominal tergites ventrally with grey microtomentum that changes colour with viewing angle; pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron pronounced, convex and dark red-brown, distinct from ground colour of pleura (Fig. 5E); males only, cercus with strong concavity in its basal half (lateral view) (Fig. 5F); NSW, VIC  C. xanthocera Malloch, 1927</p><p>4. Males only, fronto-orbital and parafacial plate mottled gold at the height of antennal insertion (Fig. 2A–B); ACT, NSW, VIC ................................................................................  C. ampyx sp. nov.</p><p>– Males only, fronto-orbital and parafacial plate grey, silver, white or black at the height of antennal insertion (Fig. 1A–B)......................................................................................................................... 5</p><p>5. Pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron pronounced and dark red-brown, distinct from ground colour of pleura (Fig. 5E); NSW, VIC .....................................  C. xanthocera Malloch, 1927</p><p>– Pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron not pronounced and similar in colour to surrounding structures (Fig. 1E); WA ...........................................................  C. clarki Malloch, 1927</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFE5FFF1D0BABC64FAFEE801	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFE4FFFED25EBF1BFE58E8C6.text	03C3E220FFE4FFFED25EBF1BFE58E8C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora clarki Malloch 1927	<div><p>Calliphora clarki Malloch, 1927</p><p>Fig. 1</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>This species can be distinguished from other members of the  clarki -group by the unique combination of the basicosta orange/brown and fronto-orbital and parafacial plates silver/grey at the height of the antennal insertion.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype AUSTRALIA – WA • Perth; 1917; J. Clark leg.; ANIC.</p><p>Other material examined</p><p>AUSTRALIA – WA • 3 ♂♂;  Circular Pool, Nornalup National Park; 9 Oct. 1970; D.H. Colless leg.; ANIC  •  2 ♂♂; Albany; 29 Oct. 1969; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC •   1 ♂;  16 km North East of Albany; 30 Dec. 1970; P. Ferrar leg.; ANIC  •  1 ♂; Yallingup; 9 Nov. 1958; E.F. Riek leg.; ANIC •   1 ♀;  Shannon River; 14 Sep. 1974; N. Monzu leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♂, 1 ♀;  Inlet River; 14 Sep. 1974; N. Monzu leg.; ANIC  •  1 ♀; Augusta; 3 Oct. 1970; D.H. Colless leg.; ANIC .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD. Fronto-orbital plate with light grey microtomentum along entire length (viewed dorsally), microtomentum highly variable, appearing black laterally. Fronto-orbital plate setose with row of ~10 setae, additional weaker setulae also present. Ocellar triangle with many strong black ocellar setae, no outer vertical setae, one pair of inner vertical setae. Median occipital sclerite black with dull grey microtomentum, one pair of black post ocellar setae, one pair of paravertical setae; postocular setae black. Occiput with grey microtomentum, with intermixed black and yellow setulae. Postocular area with grey microtomentum. Parafacial plate with silvery/grey microtomentum, ground colour black, with several irregular rows of black setae. Frontal stripe dark brown, tapering, decreasing from ~5 × width of anterior ocellus to almost obliterated (lunule to height of anterior ocellus). Face with grey microtomentum. Facial ridge setose with irregular row of black setae. Scape and pedicel dark brown. Postpedicel ~2× length of pedicel, black with basal regions of orange occupying ~0.25 of flagellomere, faint white microtomentum (most visible when viewed dorsally). Arista plumose dorsally and ventrally, black. Gena and postgena black with grey microtomentum and black setulae. Postgena concolorous with gena, with black setulae. Genal groove dark brown, without microtomentum, broader than width of parafacial plate, without setulae. Vibrissae strong, black, decussate. Frontoclypeal membrane black, pronounced anteriorly to posterior margin of postpedicel, bare. Palpus orange and straight. Proboscis dark brown, glossy.</p><p>THORAX. Ground colour metallic dark blue with weak grey microtomentum most visible presuturally. Postpronotal lobe concolourous with mesonotum but completely covered in grey microtomentum. Mesonotum with 4 weak vittae, most visible presuturally, varying in width and visibility depending of viewing angle. Scutellum concolourous with mesonotum. Proepisternum, anepisternum, katepisternum, anepimeron, meron, anatergite and katatergite all black, with weak grey microtomentum. Greater ampulla dark brown with dense short yellow setulae; lesser ampulla orange/brown with dense short yellow setulae. Haltere brown. Anterior spiracle orange/brown, reduced (smaller than proepisternum). Posterior spiracle complete, dark brown, darker than anterior spiracle.</p><p>CHAETOTAXY. Acrostichal setae: 2+3 (presutural + postsutural); dorsocentral setae: 3+3; intra-alar setae: 3+2; supra-alar setae: 2+3; 2 notopleural setae; no anterior postpronotal seta; 3 strong basal postpronotal setae; 2 postalar setae; 3 pairs of marginal scutellar setae, 1 pair of strong discal scutellar setae, additional long setulae near discal setae almost equal in length; katepisternal setae 2+1. Katepisternum with numerous short black setulae half of katepisternal setae length. All major pleural setae black. Anepisternum, anepimeron, meron, anatergite and proepisternum with black setulae. Katatergite with short dense yellow setulae.</p><p>WING. Weakly infuscated in basal half appearing pale brown. Basicosta orange/brown. Tegula black. Subcostal sclerite brown with short dense orange setulae. Upper calypter weakly infuscated light brown with distinct dark brown margin, dorsal surface bare, brown setulae on margin particularly in fold between upper and lower calypters. Lower calypter infuscated brown with pale yellow margin, dorsal surface with black setulae, entire margin with pale yellow setulae.</p><p>LEGS. Fore, mid and hind coxa, trochanters, femora, tibia and tarsi black with grey microtomentum and black setulae. Tarsal claws slightly shorter than tarsomere 5, dark brown. Pulvilli brown, each pulvillus equal in width to tarsomere 5 and equal in length to tarsal claws.</p><p>ABDOMEN. Abdominal tergites 1+2 (T1+2)–5 with ground colour metallic blue green with weak grey microtomentum covering all tergites (variable with viewing angle), with black setulae. T1+2 with lateral black marginal setae. T3–5 with a row of marginal black setae. Sternites 1+2–5 black with weak grey microtomentum and black setulae. S5 cleft into two lobes.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA. Cercus. Equal in length to phallus; in lateral view, hooked with a weak concave region in basal half; in posterior view, fused in proximal third. Surstylus. Equal in length to cercus; setose; in lateral view, curved slightly downwards, in posterior view, curved towards phallus. Phallus. In lateral view, epiphallus equal in length to post-gonite, hooked in distal 0.1. Pre-gonite half of post-gonite length, triangular. Post-gonite curved, with a broad rounded tip. Hypophallic lobe serrated on anterior margin and sclerotised for entire length. Paraphallus weakly curved, not reaching posterior margin of hypophallic lobe, tip of paraphallus hooked. Acrophallus straight; mesohypophallus weakly or not sclerotised in distal half, sclerotised in proximal half.</p><p>Female</p><p>As for male, except in the following respects:</p><p>HEAD. Frontal stripe broad for entire length, one pair of outer vertical setae present.</p><p>ABDOMEN. S5 uncleft.</p><p>Ecology</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>AUSTRALIA: WA.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Label data indicate that a specimen was collected from a flowering shrub (♂; 16 km North East of Albany; 30 Dec. 1970).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFE4FFFED25EBF1BFE58E8C6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFE9FFFBD27BBF1BFB12EB8E.text	03C3E220FFE9FFFBD27BBF1BFB12EB8E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora ampyx Johnston & Szpila & Pape & Meiklejohn & Foley & Wallman 2025	<div><p>Calliphora ampyx sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 063B0134-5BAA-41DD-B41D-A8F12A670870</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>This species can be distinguished from other members of the  clarki -group by the unique combination of the basicosta ground colour not black, males with fronto-orbital and parafacial plates mottled gold at height of antennal insertion, and the cercus strongly hooked and with a pronounced concave region in the basal half.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species epithet  ‘ ampyx ’ is a Greek word for a ‘diadem’ or ‘headband’, often made from metal and worn around the front of the head. This name refers to the diagnostic golden microtomentum on the fronto-orbital plates of this species.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype AUSTRALIA – NSW • ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.56442&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.350193" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.56442/lat -36.350193)">Kosciuszko National Park</a>; 36°21′00.7″ S, 148°33′51.9″ E; 29 Jan. 2023; N.P. Johnston, J.F. Wallman, A. Grzywacz and K. Szpila leg.; ANIC.</p><p>Paratypes AUSTRALIA – ACT • 2 ♀♀;  Jervis Bay; 17–18 Sep. 1951; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •  1 ♀; Canberra; Oct. 1982; M. Whitten leg.; ANIC •  63 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; Canberra; 4 Mar. 1984 – 20 Jan. 1993; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC •   1 ♀;  Black Mountain; 26 Sep. 1984; L. Liepa leg.; ANIC  •   2 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀;  Mt Stromlo; 20–26 Oct. 1993; D.K. Yeates leg.; ANIC.  –   NSW • 1 ♀;  Barrington Tops; 6 Apr. 1949; S.J. Paramonov leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Depot Beach; 22 Dec. 1967; I.F.B. Common leg.; ANIC  •   7 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.56442&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.350193" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.56442/lat -36.350193)">Kosciuszko National Park</a>; 36°21′00.7″ S, 148°33′51.9″ E; 29 Jan.–4 Feb. 2023; N.P. Johnston, J.F. Wallman, A. Grzywacz and K. Szpila leg.; ANIC  •   10 ♂♂, 1 ♀;  Ulladulla; F.H. Taylor leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♂;  Wentworth Falls; F.H. Taylor leg.; ANIC.  –   VIC • 1 ♀;  Victorian Border, Princes Highway; 30 Dec. 1955; C. Fuller leg.; ANIC  •   7 ♂♂, 1 ♀;  Urquhart Bluff; 19 Nov. 1975; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♂;  Young’s Creek; 9 Nov. 1976; D.H. Colless and L. Liepa leg.; ANIC  •   2 ♂♂;  Omeo Highway; 30 Nov. 1979; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  .</p><p>Description</p><p>This species is morphologically similar to  C. clarki, except for the following character states.</p><p>HEAD. Fronto-orbital plate (viewed dorsally) with gold microtomentum along entire length, microtomentum highly variable when viewed laterally. Parafacial plate black, with gold microtomentum. Frontal stripe dark brown, tapering, decreasing from ~5 × to 1× width of anterior ocellus (lunule to height of anterior ocellus). Face with brassy microtomentum. Postpedicel twice length of pedicel, orange, some specimens with anterio-lateral black regions that occupy 0.25–0.50 of flagellomere, with very weak yellow microtomentum (most visible when viewed dorsally). Gena black with brassy microtomentum and black setulae. Postgena concolorous with gena, with black setulae.</p><p>THORAX. With weak grey microtomentum, only visible presuturally. Proepisternum, anepisternum, katepisternum, anepimeron, meron, anatergite and katatergite all black, with weak brassy or grey microtomentum. Anterior spiracle dark brown. Posterior spiracle complete, dark brown concolourous with anterior spiracle.</p><p>CHAETOTAXY. One pair of discal scutellar setae; katepisternal setae 1+1.</p><p>WING. Upper calypter white with contrasting brown margin.</p><p>ABDOMEN. T1+2–T5 ground colour metallic green, with no microtomentum.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA. Cercus. Equal in length to phallus, hooked with a pronounced concave region in basal half; in posterior view, fused in proximal 0.25, separated by greater than width of one cercus for remaining 0.75. Surstylus. Slightly longer than cercus, setose; in lateral view, curved slightly downwards; in posterior view, straight. Phallus. In lateral view, epiphallus as long as post-gonite, hooked in distal 0.1. Pre-gonite length half of post-gonite; triangular. Post-gonite curved, with broad rounded tip. Hypophallic lobe serrated on anterior margin, sclerotised for entire length. Paraphallus straight, not reaching posterior margin of hypophallic lobe. Acrophallus straight, mesohypophallus weakly sclerotised in distal half, with small break, then sclerotised in proximal half.</p><p>Female</p><p>The external morphology of the female is identical to that of the male, except in the following respects:</p><p>HEAD. Fronto-orbital and parafacial plate with gold microtomentum, one pair of outer vertical setae.</p><p>ABDOMEN. S5 uncleft.</p><p>Ecology</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>AUSTRALIA: ACT, NSW and VIC.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Label data indicate that this species was seen emerging from a garden lawn in large numbers (♀; Canberra; Oct. 1982; M. Whitten leg.; ANIC). It was also observed on dog faeces (♀, 8 Apr. 1984; K.R. Norris) and caught at light traps (♀; Black Mountain; 26 Sep. 1984; L. Liepa).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFE9FFFBD27BBF1BFB12EB8E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFEFFFF9D275BAFAFDD5EC6B.text	03C3E220FFEFFFF9D275BAFAFDD5EC6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora ignicera Johnston & Szpila & Pape & Meiklejohn & Foley & Wallman 2025	<div><p>Calliphora ignicera sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0FE45501-BA3B-4933-9CE1-443CB8A44A00</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species can be distinguished from all other female members of the  clarki -group by the unique combination of the basicosta black, arista with only short, sparse setulae near its base and twice length of the postpedicel.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species epithet  ‘ ignicera ’ comes from the combination of the Latin ‘ ignis ’ meaning ‘fire’ and the suffix ‘ -cera ’ meaning ‘horned’. The name refers to the bright orange antennae of this species.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype AUSTRALIA – TAS • ♀;  Flinders Is.; 3 Nov.1989; C. Tann leg.; ANIC.</p><p>Paratypes AUSTRALIA – TAS • 1 ♀;  Cradle Valley; 16 Jan. 1923; A. Tonnoir leg.; ANIC  •   10 ♀♀;  Meredith River; 5–6 Jan. 1954; T.G. Campbell leg.; ANIC  •   6 ♀♀;  Pieman River; 5 Jan. 1954; T.G. Campbell leg.; ANIC  •   11 ♀♀;  Flinders Is.; 3 Nov. 1989 – 20 May 1991; C. Tann leg.; ANIC  .</p><p>Description</p><p>This species is morphologically similar to  C. clarki, except for the following character states.</p><p>Female</p><p>HEAD. Fronto-orbital plate with brassy microtomentum. One pair of outer vertical setae. Parafacial plate with brassy microtomentum. Frontal stripe ~8 × width of ocellus for entire length. Arista almost bare, only a few very short and sparse setulae near base, twice length of postpedicel.</p><p>THORAX. Ground colour metallic dark green with grey microtomentum that is most visible presuturally.</p><p>CHAETOTAXY. 1 pair of discal scutellar setae.</p><p>WING. Basicosta black. Upper calypter white with contrasting brown margin, yellow setulae on margin particularly in fold between upper and lower calypters. Lower calypter weakly infuscated brown with pale yellow margin, dorsal surface with yellow setulae, entire margin with pale yellow setulae.</p><p>ABDOMEN. S5 uncleft.</p><p>Ecology</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>AUSTRALIA: TAS.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>No male specimens were available.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFEFFFF9D275BAFAFDD5EC6B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFEDFFE7D27FBD5FFBD9EA63.text	03C3E220FFEDFFE7D27FBD5FFBD9EA63.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora niveata Johnston & Szpila & Pape & Meiklejohn & Foley & Wallman 2025	<div><p>Calliphora niveata sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 35535CA1-25C3-4F40-952F-C590CA45C308</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>This species can be distinguished from all other members of the  clarki -group by the unique combination of the basicosta black, arista plumose, abdominal tergites with weak or no microtomentum, and males with the cercus almost straight in the lateral view, without a concave region in the basal half.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species epithet  niveata stems from the Latin ‘ nivis ’ meaning ‘of snow’ and alludes to the habitats of the Australian Snowy Mountains from which this species has been collected.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype AUSTRALIA – NSW • ♂;  Guthega, Kosciuszko National Park; 1 Feb. 1974; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC.</p><p>Paratypes AUSTRALIA – NSW • 3 ♂♂; same data as for holotype; ANIC •   8 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.47499&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.36889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.47499/lat -36.36889)">Rainbow Lake Walking Track, Kosciuszko National Park</a>; 36°22′08″ S, 148°28′30″ E; 30 Jan. 2023; N.P. Johnston, J.F. Wallman, A. Grzywacz and K. Szpila leg.; ANIC  .</p><p>Description</p><p>This species is morphologically similar to  C. clarki, except for the following character states.</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD. Occiput with grey microtomentum, with black setulae only. Parafacial plate black, with brassy/ grey microtomentum, with several irregular rows of black setae. Face with brassy/grey microtomentum. Facial ridge setose, with irregular row of black setae for ~0.70 × length. Postpedicel twice length of pedicel, dark brown with small orange region in basal 0.20, with white microtomentum (most visible when viewed dorsally).</p><p>THORAX. Greater ampulla dark brown, with dense short yellow setulae; lesser ampulla brown, with dense short yellow setulae. Haltere brown. Anterior spiracle dark brown. Posterior spiracle complete, dark brown, concolourous with anterior spiracle.</p><p>CHAETOTAXY. Acrostichal setae: 2+2 (presutural + postsutural; rarely 2+3); 2 notopleural setae; no anterior postpronotal seta; 3 strong basal postpronotal setae; 1 pair of discal scutellar setae.</p><p>WING. Basicosta black. Upper calypter white, with contrasting brown margin.</p><p>ABDOMEN. T1+2–T5 metallic green, without obvious microtomentum.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA. Cercus. Equal in length to phallus; in lateral view, appearing slightly curved downward; in posterior view, fused in proximal half, angled towards each other, touching in distal 0.25. Surstylus. Equal in length to cercus, setose; in lateral view, curved slightly downwards; in posterior view, curved towards phallus. Phallus. In lateral view, epiphallus equal in length to post-gonite, hooked in distal 0.1. Pre-gonite half of length of post-gonite, triangular. Post-gonite curved, with broad rounded tip. Hypophallic lobe serrated on anterior margin, sclerotised for entire length. Paraphallus straight, not reaching posterior margin of hypophallic lobe. Acrophallus straight, mesohypophallus weakly or not sclerotised in distal half, sclerotised in proximal half.</p><p>Female</p><p>As for male, except in the following respects:</p><p>HEAD. Frontal stripe broad for entire length, one pair of outer vertical setae.</p><p>ABDOMEN. S5 uncleft.</p><p>Ecology</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>AUSTRALIA: NSW.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Label data indicate that this species has been collected above 1600 m altitude.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFEDFFE7D27FBD5FFBD9EA63	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
03C3E220FFF3FFE5D230BB45FDAFE9BF.text	03C3E220FFF3FFE5D230BB45FDAFE9BF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calliphora xanthocera Malloch 1927	<div><p>Calliphora xanthocera Malloch, 1927</p><p>Fig. 5A–H</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>This species can be distinguished from other members of the  clarki -group by the unique combination of the basicosta dark brown or black; arista plumose, 1.5× length of postpedicel; acrostichal setae 2+3; abdominal tergites with very weak or no microtomentum; pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron pronounced, dark red-brown, distinct from the ground colour of the pleura.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype AUSTRALIA – NSW • ♂;  Kosciuszko National Park; 5 Dec. 1921; ANIC.</p><p>Other material examined</p><p>AUSTRALIA – NSW • 1 ♀;  Wee Jasper; 29 Jan. 1933; C. Fuller leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Mt Kosciuszko; 29 Jan. 1933; I. Mackerras leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Tin Mine Creek; 30 Nov. 1959; D.F. Waterhouse leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♂, 3 ♀♀;  Kosciuszko; 27 Jan.–25 Mar. 1965; D.E. Havenstein leg.; ANIC  •   2 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀;  Tinmine Hut Track, Snowy Mountains; 20 Mar. 1971; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Tinmines, Snowy Mountains; 20 Mar. 1971; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Mt Tingaringy; 25 Feb. 1972; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •   1 ♀;  Charlotte Pass; 22 Jan. 1986; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  •   2 ♂♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.47499&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.36889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.47499/lat -36.36889)">Rainbow Lake Walking Track, Kosciuszko</a>; 36°22′08″ S, 148°28′30″ E; 30 Jan. 2023; N.P. Johnston, J.F. Wallman, A. Grzywacz and K. Szpila leg.; ANIC.  –   VIC • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.47499&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.36889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.47499/lat -36.36889)">Quambat Flat</a>; 20 Mar. 1971; K.R. Norris leg.; ANIC  .</p><p>Description</p><p>This species is morphologically similar to  C. clarki, except for the following character states.</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD. Scape and pedicel dark brown. Postpedicel twice length of pedicel, orange with slight darkening in anterio-lateral 0.25, with white microtomentum (most visible when viewed dorsally).</p><p>THORAX. Anterior spiracle orange, reduced, smaller than proepisternum. Posterior spiracle complete, dark brown, contrasting in colour to anterior spiracle. Pleural suture between anepisternum and anepimeron pronounced, dark red-brown, distinct from ground colour of pleura.</p><p>CHAETOTAXY. 4 strong basal postpronotal setae; 1 pair of discal scutellar setae.</p><p>WING. Basicosta black or dark brown. Upper calypter white, with contrasting brown margin.</p><p>ABDOMEN. T1+2–T5 metallic green, with no microtomentum.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA. Cercus. Equal in length to phallus; in lateral view, hooked with weak concave region in basal half; in posterior view, fused in proximal 0.30. Surstylus. Equal in length to cercus, setose; in lateral view, curved slightly downwards; in posterior view, curved slightly towards phallus. Phallus. In lateral view, epiphallus equal in length to post-gonite, hooked in distal 0.10. Pre-gonite half of length of post-gonite, triangular. Post-gonite curved, with broad rounded tip. Hypophallic lobe serrated on anterior margin, sclerotised for entire length. Paraphallus weakly curved, not reaching posterior margin of hypophallic lobe, tip of paraphallus hooked. Acrophallus straight; mesohypophallus weakly sclerotised in distal half, with small break, then sclerotised in proximal half.</p><p>Female</p><p>External morphology of the female is identical to the male, except in the following respects:</p><p>HEAD (Fig. 5D). Fronto-orbital and parafacial plate with gold microtomentum, one pair of outer vertical setae.</p><p>ABDOMEN. S5 uncleft.</p><p>Ecology</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>AUSTRALIA: NSW and VIC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3E220FFF3FFE5D230BB45FDAFE9BF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas;Meiklejohn, Kelly A.;Foley, Liam B.;Wallman, James F.	Johnston, Nikolas P., Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas, Meiklejohn, Kelly A., Foley, Liam B., Wallman, James F. (2025): A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 94-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2887, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2887/13093
