Lucilia cuprina ( Wiedemann, 1830 )

Whitworth, Terry, 2014, A revision of the Neotropical species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Zootaxa 3810 (1), pp. 1-76 : 25-26

3. Lucilia cuprina ( Wiedemann, 1830)

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Musca cuprina Wiedemann, 1830: 654 . Type (s), unspecified sex (ZMUC, not examined). Type locality: China.

Lucilia cuprina: Shannon 1926: 131 ; Aubertin 1933: 412; Curran 1934a: 472; James 1970: 10; Woodley & Hilburn 1994: 12; Carvalho & Riberio 2000: 170; Whitworth 2006: 720; Amat et al. 2008: 234; Carvahlo & Mello-Patiu 2008: 398; Whitworth 2010: 21 ; Kosmann et al. 2013: 77.

Phaenicia cuprina: James 1970: 10 ; Greenberg & Szyska 1984: 495; Baumgartner & Greenberg 1985: 583; Mariluis et al. 1994: 28; Mariluis 2002: 99; Mariluis & Mulieri 2003: 88.

Lucilia pallescens Shannon, 1924: 78 . Holotype male (USNM, not examined). Type locality: United States, North Carolina, Wilmington.

Phaenicia pallescens: Hall 1948: 247 ; Mello 1961: 265.

Lucilia pseudosericata Gaminara, 1930: 1267 . Type (s), male (not located). Type locality: “ Uruguay ”.

Diagnosis. Three postsutural acrostichal setae, a character shared only with L. sericata in the region. The following is a comparison of L. cuprina with L. sericata : Central occipital area with a single seta just below inner vertical seta vs. a group of 2–5 setae ( Whitworth 2006, fig. 73); abdomen dull coppery vs. shining green to gold or brighter coppery; humeral callus with two or three small setulae along posterior margin vs. 6–8 setulae ( Whitworth 2006, fig. 74); metasternum bare vs. setose; frons of male broad, 0.20 (0.19–0.21) of head width much broader than width of parafacial at level of lunule, vs. frons narrower, 0.13/6 (0.12–0.14), about equal to width of parafacial; see figure of male genitalia (under Phaenicia pallescens ) in Hall (1948, fig. 24, J–M). This is a cosmopolitan species, widespread in the Neotropical Region.

Specimens examined. (4 males, 19 females). Argentina: 1 male, Entre Rios, Liebig ( Rio Uruguay ), April, 1977, S. Bolle ( CNC) ; Brazil: 2 females, 20km n. São João da' Aliança, Go. , April 28, 1956, F.S. Truxal ( LACM) ; Colombia: 1 female, 18km w. Cali, Rd. to Buenaventura , Oct. 2–8, 1978, Mac A. Tidwell ( FSCA) ; 1 female, Pto. Conejoe , R. San Miguel, 76°53'W 0°15'N, Ap. 1–3, 1963, Pena ( CNC) ; Costa Rica: 1 male, 1 female, S.J., Escazu , July 22, 1989, F.D. Parker ( LACM) ; 2 males, 12 females, Heredia, Santo Domingo , Jan. 10, 2011, T.L. Whitworth ( TW) ; Mexico: 1 female, St. of Veracruz, Fortin de las Flores , Sumidero , Ap 26–28, 1965, 2500–3000 ft., H.V. Weeks ( FSCA) ; Peru: 1 male, Boquerón , Loreto, July 7–14, 1965, 500m, J. Schunke ( LACM) ; Uruguay: 1 female, State of Soriano, Cardona , May 20, 2008, T.L. Whitworth ( TW) .

Distribution. James (1970) noted this species is almost worldwide in the tropics and warmer climates. In the New World, it is found from southern United States to Uruguay and northern Argentina. Baumgartner & Greenberg (1985) found it in Peru. Mariluis et al. (1994) found it in Argentina, Colombia, and Paraguay. Woodley and Hilburn (1994) found it in Bermuda. Whitworth (2010) recorded it in the West Indies, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Virgin Islands.