Lucilia retroversa ( James, 1971 )

Whitworth, Terry, 2014, A revision of the Neotropical species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Zootaxa 3810 (1), pp. 1-76 : 45

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3810.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5116150

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/102C87C3-FFC0-FFD5-E882-EA164939CAD9

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scientific name

Lucilia retroversa ( James, 1971 )
status

 

17. Lucilia retroversa ( James, 1971) View in CoL

Fig. 161 View FIGURE 161 , Tables 1, 2

Phaenicia retroversa James, 1971: 382 View in CoL . Holotype male (USNM, not examined). Type locality: Bahamas, Grande Island. Phaenicia retroversa: Mariluis et al. 1994: 26 View in CoL .

Lucilia retroversa: Whitworth 2010: 26 View in CoL View Cited Treatment ; Kosmann et al. 2013: 77.

Type information. The type series includes the holotype, an allotype, 5 male and 8 female paratypes. Two male paratypes were examined.

Diagnosis. Known only from the West Indies, where this species and L. cluvia are the only Lucilia with a pale orange basicosta ( L. sericata also has this character, but this species is only known from Bermuda near the West Indies). This species has dark setae on the gena to separate it from L. cluvia . See Whitworth (2010) for more details on this species.

Specimens barcoded. 2 females [BNNR183, 184], Grand Bahama Island, Freeport, West Indies , June 20, 1987, W.E. Steiner, M.J. & R. Molineaux ( USNM) . 1 male [BNNR048], 1 female [BNNR047], Dominican Republic, La Vega Cordillera Central , 4.1 km SW El Convento, May 31, 2003, J. Rawlins, et. al. ( CMNH) .

Discussion. James (1971) described this species from the Bahamas and Cuba. Whitworth (2010) studied a long series of specimens from the Dominican Republic that were similar to this species, but some differences were noted. It was originally thought these specimens belonged to a separate species, but detailed studies of specimens from each group led to the conclusion that differences were intraspecific variation. Four specimens were barcoded, two from the Dominican Republic, and two from the Bahamas ( Fig. 161 View FIGURE 161 ). The barcode data supports the finding, though they are not identical, the two groups are very similar.

Distribution. Bahamas, Grand, New Providence, San Salvador; Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

CMNH

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Calliphoridae

Genus

Lucilia

Loc

Lucilia retroversa ( James, 1971 )

Whitworth, Terry 2014
2014
Loc

Lucilia retroversa:

Kosmann, C. & Mello, R. P. de & Harterreiten-Souza, E. S. & Pujol-Luz, J. R. 2013: 77
Whitworth, T. L. 2010: 26
2010
Loc

Phaenicia retroversa

Mariluis, J. C. & Gonzalez Mora, D. & Peris, S. V. 1994: 26
James, M. T. 1971: 382
1971
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