Calliphorinae
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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
- ^ UniProt. Calliphorinae (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ 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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