Neomyia coeruleifrons, Macquart, 1851

Pont, Adrian C., 2012, Muscoidea (Fanniidae, Anthomyiidae, Muscidae) described by P. J. M. Macquart (Insecta, Diptera), Zoosystema 34 (1), pp. 39-111 : 55

coeruleifrons Macquart, 1851 , Lucilia

Lucilia coeruleifrons Macquart, 1851b: 221 ( 1851d: 248) . Lectotype ♀, “Java. Collection de M. Bigot.” (Java), by designation of Emden (1965: 128), in BMNH.

MATERIAL. — Described from both sexes from material in Bigot’s collection, and the syntypes are in that part of the collection now in the BMNH. Emden (1965: 128) designated one of the ♀♀ syntypes as lectotype in order to fix the identity of the name and to use it for an Oriental species of Orthellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (now Neomyia Walker, 1859 ). Brauer (1899: 525) had briefly studied the syntypes, but they were studied in more detail by Aubertin (1932: 141, 144; 1933: 428), who recognized that they belonged to two distinct species of Neomyia . The lectotype is in good condition, with the left mid tibia + tarsus and right hind leg missing. It has no Macquart label, but stands over Bigot’s cabinet label “ S. coeruleifrons . ♂ [and ♀.] / Lucilia . id. M. / Java. Molucc. Macq.”. A further 6 ♂♂ and 4 ♀♀ syntypes have been located in the BMNH, and have been labelled as paralectotypes.

CURRENT IDENTITY. — Neomyia coeruleifrons is a good species of Neomyia Walker ( Emden 1965: 120, 127, as Orthellia ). Of the 10 paralectotypes, 1 ♀ is conspecific with the lectotype, whilst 6 ♂♂ and 3 ♀♀ belong to Neomyia timorensis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) . One of these “ timorensis ” ♀♀ has Macquart’s label “ Lucilia / coeruleifrons / ♀. Macq. n. sp.”.