Lucilia sericata ( Meigen, 1826 )

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20. Lucilia sericata ( Meigen, 1826)

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Musca sericata Meigen, 1826: 53 . Syntypes, unspecified number of males and females (presumed lost).

Lucilia sericata: Hough 1899: 287 ; Shannon 1926: 131; Aubertin 1933: 411; Woodley &

Hilburn 1994: 13; Carvalho & Riberio 2000: 170; Whitworth 2006: 721; Amat et al. 2008: 234; Carvahlo & Mello-Patiu 2008: 398; Whitworth 2010: 32; Kosmann et al. 2013: 77.

Phaenicia sericata: Hall 1948: 259 ; Mello 1961: 261; James 1970: 11; Baumgartner &

Greenberg 1985: 584; Mariluis et al. 1994: 28; Mariluis 2002: 99; Mariluis & Mulieri 2003: 88; Centeno et al. 2004: 388; Mariluis et al. 2008: 109.

Diagnosis. See comparison of this species with L. cuprina under that species. See Rognes (1991) for a detailed description of this species and figures of male and female genitalia respectively (figs. 455–463 and figs. 464, 465).

Specimens examined. (14 males, 29 females). Argentina (14 males, 24 females) : 9 males, 15 females, Entre Rios Liebig ( Rio Uruguay ), Apr. 1987, S. Bolle ( CNC) ; 3 males, 8 females, El Bolson, Rio Negro , Nov. 1955 – Dec. 1957, Andor Kovacs ( LACM) ; 1 female, Catamarca, Andalgala , Nov. 4, 1972, G.E. Bohart ( LACM) ; 1 male, 5km S Alta Garcia Cordova PR, Nov. 18, 1975 ( UCDC) ; 1 male, S. d. Estero Colonia Dora , Nov. 15–26, 1979, C., M. Vardy ( BMNH) . Peru: 1 female, 18km NE Cusco, April 17, 1983, 3000m, C., M. Vardy ( BMNH) . Uruguay: 4 females, State of Soriano, Cardona , May 20, 2008, T.L. Whitworth ( TW) .

Distribution. James (1970) listed as almost worldwide, from southern Canada to Argentina. Not found in many areas of the Neotropical Region. Not known from the West Indies proper ( Whitworth 2010), though it was found in Bermuda ( Woodley & Hilburn 1994) and in some areas of Central and South America, especially near bigger cities. Whitworth (2010) listed L. sericata in Costa Rica based on a single specimen examined. A reexamination of the specimen revealed it was intermediate between L. sericata and L. cuprina ; I now believe it is likely an aberrant L. cuprina .

Discussion. See Hall (1948), Rognes (1991) or Whitworth (2006) for more information on this species.