Catalog of the family Calliphoridae (Diptera: Oestroidea) of Mexico

Calliphoridae is a worldwide distributed family of flies with over 1,500 described species. There are approximately 100 species in the Nearctic region and 130 in the Neotropical region, but in the Mexican territory only few species have been recorded. There is not a previous catalog of Mexican calli...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Main Authors: Jaume-Schinkel, Santiago, Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio
Format: Online
Sprog:eng
Udgivet: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2020
Online adgang:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2237
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Summary:Calliphoridae is a worldwide distributed family of flies with over 1,500 described species. There are approximately 100 species in the Nearctic region and 130 in the Neotropical region, but in the Mexican territory only few species have been recorded. There is not a previous catalog of Mexican calliphorids. This catalog summarizes taxonomic actualized information of 30 species of 11 genera and three subfamilies of Calliphoridae known up to date in Mexico.