First instar larvae of nine West-Palaearctic species of <i>Pollenia</i> Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Authors

• Krzysztof Szpila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84188

Abstract

The present paper describes first instar larvae of Pollenia amentaria (Scopoli), Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, Pollenia atramentaria (Meigen), Pollenia labialis Robineau-Desvoidy, Pollenia mayeri Jacentkovsky, Pollenia pediculata Macquart, Pollenia rudis (Fabricius), Pollenia similis (Jacentkovsky), and Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen). Morphologies of the first instar larvae of the above-mentioned species are studied with respect to their potential use for species identification. A key for the identification of all first instar larvae of Pollenia known at present is provided.