Calliphorinae

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Calliphorinae
Calliphora vicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Subsection: Calyptratae
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Calliphorinae
Type genus
Calliphora
Genus

Source: UniProt[1]

Calliphorinae is a subfamily of Calliphoridae, or blow-flies. The distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily are stem vein bare, lower calypter setose, proepisternal depression setose, thorax dull and microtomentose, abdomen shining blue, suprasquamal region bare or with only a few random setae.[2] This subfamily includes the following genera: Calliphora, Cynomya, Cyanus, and Bellardia.

[edit] References

  1. ^ UniProt. Calliphorinae (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  2. ^ Whitworth, Terry (July 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): pp. 689–725. 
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