Calliphorinae

Taxobox

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image_caption = "Onesia floralis"
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosectio = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Calyptratae
superfamilia = Oestroidea
familia = Calliphoridae
subfamilia = Calliphorinae
type_genus = "Calliphora"
subdivision_ranks = Genus
subdivision = Many, see text
synonyms =Bengaliinae

Calliphorinae is a subfamily of the blow-flies, family Calliphoridae. The distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily are as follows: the stem vein is bare, the lower calypter and the proepisternal depression are bristly, but the suprasquamal region is bare or with only a few random bristles. The thorax is dull and bears fine hairs, and the abdomen is usually colored shining blue. [Withworth (2006)]

The Bengaliinae (which have a more yellowish and dull abdomen) are usually included herein, as are in older treatments the Luciliinae and Polleniinae. The latter two are more often considered separate subfamilies in recent works.

elected genera

* "Acronesia"
* "Acrophaga"
* "Aldrichina"
* "Bellardia"
* "Bengalia"
* "Calliphora"
* "Cynomya"
* "Cyanus"
* "Eucalliphora"
* "Melinda"
* "Onesia"
* "Verticia"

Footnotes

References

* (2006): Keys to the Genera and Species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of America North of Mexico. "Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington" 108(3): 689–725. [http://apt.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1043%2F0013-8797%282006%29108%5B0689%3AKTTGAS%5D2.0.CO%3B2 HTML abstract]