Cochliomyia Townsend

Whitworth, Terry, 2010, Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy, Zootaxa 2663, pp. 1-35 : 12

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scientific name	Cochliomyia Townsend
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Genus Cochliomyia Townsend View in CoL View at ENA

Species of this genus have a bright orange head with mostly yellow setae. The phallus has a long paraphallus and short, complex hypophallus ( Figs. 23–24 View FIGURES 21 – 28 ) ( Dear 1985). The ejaculatory sclerite is large and fan-shaped ( Figs. 25–26 View FIGURES 21 – 28 ).

References

Dear, J. P. (1985) A revision of the New World Chrysomyini (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 3, 109 - 169.

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 28. Cochliomyia. 21 – 23. C. aldrichi. 21. Black setae on upper genal dilation. 22. T 5 with coppery color and white spots. 23. Left lateral view of phallus. 24. C. minima, left lateral view of phallus. 25. C. aldrichi, ejaculatory sclerite. 26. C. minima, ejaculatory sclerite. 27. C. aldrichi, pre- and postgonites. 28. C. minima, pre- and postgonites.