Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the Baja California Peninsula Author Stotelmyre, Lyle Magee text Zootaxa 2024 2024-06-12 5468 2 308 330 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.4 journal article 298491 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.4 b6e0ba99-f0ef-4ead-891e-ef10808f3919 1175-5326 11615867 47EB7F11-8C60-4699-A6A4-849A3F7E45B7 Lucilia cuprina ( Wiedemann 1830 ) Musca cuprina Wiedemann, 1830: 654 . Type location: China . Musca varians Wiedemann, 1830: 655 . Junior synonym. Lucilia amica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 . Junior synonym. Lucilia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 . Junior synonym. Lucilia usta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 456 . Junior synonym. Lucilia elegans Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 458 . Junior synonym. Lucilia puben s Macquart, 1844: 137 . Junior synonym. Lucilia argyricephala Macquart, 1846: 326 . Junior synonym. Musca fucina Walker, 1849: 883 . Junior synonym. Musca serenissima Walker, 1853: 340 . Junior synonym. Musca temperata Walker, 1853: 340 . Junior synonym. Phaenicia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863: 770 . Changed combination of Lucilia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 = Lucilia cuprina ( Wiedemann 1830 ) . Lucilia leucodes Frauenfeld, 1867: 453 . Junior synonym. Somomya pallifrons Bigot, 1877b: 258 . Junior synonym. Strongyloneura nigricornis Senior-White, 1924: 115 . Junior synonym. Lucilia pallescens Shannon, 1924: 78 . Junior synonym. Lucilia pseudosericata Gaminara, 1930: 1264 . Junior synonym. Distribution : China and Japan to India ; East Indies; Fiji ; Hawaii ; Southern United States , Florida to Washington , D.C., and westward to California . Central and South America ( Whitworth 2014 ). Remarks: Remarkably similar to L. sericata in appearance and genetically but often a more coppery color. L. sericata can also appear coppery. Common name: Australian sheep blow fly. Material examined: BAJA CALIFORNIA: Agua Caliente ( San Carlos ) 18.5 mi. E of Manadiero 6-viii-1973 P.H. Arnaud Jr. ( CAS ) ; Mx-BC Ensenada , coastal sand dunes, bait trap R.norvegicus , 8–15 Nov 2018 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM ); (literature review) : El Mogor , Punta Colonet , Sierra Juarez , Sierra San Pedro Martir, Rio Hardy , Representative voucher specimens 2017–19 Ketzaly Munguia-Ortega ( ECSR ) ; BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: Mx-BCX Cabo San Lucas , dead cow on road, 11 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM ) ; Mx-BCX 5 mi. e. San Jose Del Cabo , coastal sand dunes, 12–16 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM )