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 sericata ( Meigen 1826 ) Musca sericata Meigen, 1826: 53 . Type location: Austria . Musca nobilis Meigen, 1826: 56 . Senior synonym; junior primary homonym, preoccupied by Musca nobilis Gmelin, 1790: 2829 , unjustified/unnecessary new replacement name for Thereva nobilitata ( Fabricius, 1775: 757 ) ( Therevidae ). Chrysomya capensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 451 . Junior synonym. Musca tegulari a Wiedemann, 1830: 655 . Junior synonym. Lucilia pruniosa Meigen, 1838: 294 . Junior synonym. Lucilia flavipennis Macquart, 1844: 139 . Junior synonym. Musca lagyra Walker, 1849: 885 . Junior synonym. Lucilia latifrons Schiner, 1861: 590 . Junior synonym. Phaenicia concinna Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863: 778 . Junior synonym. Lucilia sayi Jaennicke, 1867: 375 . Junior synonym. Lucilia frontalis Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891: 420 . Junior synonym. Lucilia barberi Townsend, 1908: 121 . Junior synonym. Lucilia giraulti Townsend, 1908: 121 . Junior synonym. Distribution : Cosmopolitan. Recorded abundantly from all continents. Probably the most common blow fly worldwide, certainly, the most common fly encountered indoors by homeowners in California . Remarks: This is the common green bottle or English sheep fly. Though primarily a carrion feeder, the larvae are commonly involved in wound myiasis and are important in certain parts of the world, including California , as producers of sheep strike. Some strains seem much more inclined to a parasitic existence than others; in fact, it was chiefly nonvirulent strains of this fly that were used in maggot therapy. Adults freely enter houses and other buildings, where they may contaminate food. ( James 1955 ), reported it from 35 out of 58 California counties. Material examined: BAJA CALIFORNIA: San Felipe 5-iii-1963 P.H. Arnaud Jr. ( CAS ) ; 0.5 mi. N. San Vicente 21-iv-1963 Leach & Arnaud ( CAS ) ; Arroyo Santo Domingo 5.7mi. E. Hamilton Ranch 23-iv-1963 Leach & Arnaud ( CAS ) ; N. foot Red Rock , Hamilton Ranch 24-iv-1963 Leach & Arnaud ( CAS ) ; 27.8 mi. S. Tijuana , iii-24- 64 M. E. Irwin ( UCR ) ; Punta Piedia, N. of Ensenada ix-1-65 seashore S.&S. Frommer ( UCR ) ; Dump N. of Bahia de Los Angeles , x dead Lamna ditropis 3-v-1968 Richard P. Papp ( CAS ) ; Turnoff Mex Hwy 1, 3km . S. Ensenada coastal dunes 18-vii-1977 D. Weissman & C. Mullenex ( CAS ) ; Isla de Cedros , vic. Cerro de Cedros , 3 Apr 1983 ( SDM ) ; 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, Santa Catarina, Rio Hardy , San Felipe , Representative voucher specimens 2017–19 Ketzaly Munguia-Ortega ( ECSR ) ; BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Group, iv-30-55 McDonald & Blodget ( LACM ); La Paz , el. 25ft. 5 May 1969 Stanley C. Williams ( CAS ) ; Mx. Isla De Guadeloupe , SE End Village Cyn. 23 Apr 1984 D.K. Faulkner ( SDM ) ; Mx. San Benedicto Island , Herrera Crater , 600’ 15 Apr 1987 D.K. Faulkner ( SDM ) ; Mx-BCX Cabo Pulmo , coastal sand dunes bait trap , 13–15 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM ) ; Mx-BCX Guerrero Negro , bait trap R. norvegicus , 10–16 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM ) ; Mx-BCX San Ignacio , bait trap R. norvegicus , 10–16 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre ( SDM ) .