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The book provides a taxonomic revision of the Calliphoridae of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Keys, diagnoses, descriptions, summaries of biology and distribution are given for all taxa. Male and female genitalia are fully illustrated. The nomenclature is completely revised. A new subfamily classification based on cladistic principles is proposed.
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The Calliphoridae are a widespread family of insects of great medical, veterinary and forensic importance. They encompass, among others, the familiar greenbottle and bluebottle filth flies. The book presents a taxonomic revision of the blowflies of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Keys and diagnoses, descriptions, summaries of distribution and biology are given for all taxa. Male and female genitalia are illustrated in great detail. The nomenclature is revised and numerous new specific and generic synonymies are established. Full references to the primary literature are given. A new subfamily classification of the world Calliphoridae is proposed on the basis of cladistic principles. The definition and higher classification of the family and related groups are discussed.
The Blow flies RESHandbook is an identification guide to the British species of the threefamilies Calliphoridae, Polleniidae and Rhiniidae, collectively known as theblow flies. Using high quality diagnostic photographs throughout, the Handbookhas been created to satisfy the need for an up-to-date identification tool forboth enthusiast and professional entomologists. The author established theCalliphoridae Recording Scheme in 2015. Following taxonomic changes at thefamily level this has since become the Calliphoridae, Rhiniidae and PolleniidaeRecording Scheme. Until recently all three families were part of the Calliphoridae.