The identity of Calliphora bezzii Zumpt, 1956 (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

Zootaxa. 2016 Sep 26;4171(1):191-195. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.12.

Abstract

The holotype male of a nominal species described from Italy, Calliphora bezzii Zumpt, 1956, including a microscope slide of its terminalia, was examined. The holotype is shown to belong to the Nearctic taxon Calliphora latifrons Hough, 1899. Thus, Calliphora bezzii is a junior synonym of C. latifrons, syn. nov.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diptera / anatomy & histology
  • Diptera / classification*
  • Italy
  • Male
  • United States