Two new species, Sarcophaga (Sarcosolomonia) collessi sp.nov. and Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) clavus sp.nov., both collected in Queensland, Australia, are described, and the following four new synonymies are proposed: Sarcophaga horti Blackith and Blackith, 1988 syn.nov. of Sarcophaga bancroftorum Johnston and Tiegs, 1921; Sarcophaga fergusoni-na Hardy, 1940 syn.nov. of Sarcophaga assimilis Macquart, 1851; Sarcophaga brevicornis Ho, 1934 syn.nov. of Sar-cophaga kohla Johnston and Hardy, 1923a; and Sarcophaga triplex Hardy, 1943 syn.nov. of Sarcophaga furcata Hardy, 1932.
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Improving Insect-based Technology for Minimum Death Time Estimates in Forensic Investigations in Australia
Meiklejohn, K. A., Wallman, J. F. & Pape, T. (2013). Updates on the taxonomy and nomenclature of Australian Sarcophaga (sensu lato) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 3680 (1), 139-147.