Two species of Caiusa Surcouf (Diptera: Calliphoridae) new to India, with data on larval behaviour and morphology

Abstract

Abstract

Caiusa Surcouf ( Diptera : Calliphoridae ) is an Old World genus of blow flies, the larvae of which feed on egg masses in the foam nests of various species of rhacophorid tree frogs. Here, we provide the first records for India (West Bengal, Eastern India) of Caiusa coomani Séguy, 1948 and C. karrakerae Rognes, 2015, together with new information on the behaviour and morphology of their larvae. Active surface swimming to disperse from infested nests is documented in blow fly larvae for the first time, as is the presence of a large internal air sac presumably acting as a floating aid. Chiromantis simus (Annandale, 1915) ( Anura : Rhacophoridae ) egg masses are first recorded as a feeding substrate of Caiusa larvae.

Contributors

Daniel Whitmore

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (pmc): Biodiversity Data Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): Biodiversity Data Journal

Title: Biodiversity Data Journal

Publisher: Pensoft Publishers

ISSN (Electronic): 1314-2828

Publication date Collection: 2018

Publication date (Electronic): 10 September 2018

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] BC Roy Road, nr Shyamkhola More, PO South Jagaddal, Rajpur, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, West Bengal, India BC Roy Road, nr Shyamkhola More, PO South Jagaddal, Rajpur, South 24 Parganas Kolkata, West Bengal India

[2 ] University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway University of Stavanger Stavanger Norway

[3 ] Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Natural History Museum London United Kingdom

Author notes

Corresponding author: Daniel Whitmore ( d.whitmore@ 123456nhm.ac.uk ).

Academic editor: Vladimir Blagoderov

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Deceased author

Article

Publisher ID: Biodiversity Data Journal Other ID: 9781

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e27736

PMC ID: 6160781

Copyright statement: Ananda Banerjee, Knut Rognes, Daniel Whitmore

License:

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Page count

Figures: 10, Tables: 0, References: 13

Categories

Subject: Short Communications

Subject: Calliphoridae

Subject: Freshwater Biota & Ecosystems

Subject: Taxonomy

Subject: Zoology & Animal Biology

Subject: India