Verticia Orientalis

''Verticia'' is a genus of flies (Diptera) in the family Calliphoridae. The genus was first described by J.R. Malloch in 1927.

SpeciesRognes, K. (2011). A review of the monophyly and composition of the Bengaliinae with the description of a new genus and species, and new evidence for the presence of Melanomyinae in the Afrotropical Region (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Zootaxa, 2964(1), 1–60. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2964.1.1

*''Verticia chani'' Kurahashi, Benjaphong & Omar, 1997
*''Verticia fasciventris'' Malloch, 1927
*''Verticia indochinica'' Kurahashi & Chowanadisai, 2001
*''Verticia nigra'' Malloch, 1927
*'' Verticia orientalis'' Malloch, 1927
*'' Verticia quatei'' Kurahashi & Chowanadisai, 2001

Biology

The larva of the species ''Verticia fasciventris'' are parasites and develop in the heads of termites.

The genus name was also used for Bacteria (the species ''Verticia sediminum'') in 2015. A renaming to ''Verticiella'' was proposed in 2016 when the name was discovered to be a later homonym.

References

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Calliphoridae
Oestroidea genera