First Record of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Georiga, U.S.A. | Zendy

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First Record of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Georiga, U.S.A.

Author(s) -

Jeffery K. Tomberlin,

Will K. Reeves,

Donald C. Sheppard

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

florida entomologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1938-5102

pISSN - 0015-4040

DOI - 10.2307/3496184

Subject(s) - chrysomya megacephala , calliphoridae , biology , old world , zoology , entomology , ecology , larva

Four species of Old World Chrysomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) have been introduced to the New World during the past 20 years (Wells 1991). Chrysomya megacephala (F.) was first collected from Brazil in 1975 and was thought to have originated from southern Africa (Baumgartner & Greenberg 1984). Chrysomya megacephala has become established in North America since being introduced into Brazil (Baumgartner & Greenberg 1984). The first record of Chrysomya megacephala in the United States was from a single specimen collected in Texas (Wells 1991). This species has since been collected in California (Greenberg 1988),

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