Predicting the geographic distribution of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera Calliphoridae) in South Africa

Williams, Kirstin A; Richards, Cameron S; Villet, Martin H

Title: Predicting the geographic distribution of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera Calliphoridae) in South Africa
Creator: Williams, Kirstin A
Creator: Richards, Cameron S
Creator: Villet, Martin H
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2014
Date: 2014
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/440681
Identifier: vital:73803
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC158017
Description: Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) and Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Calliphoridae: Luciliinae) have medical, veterinary and forensic importance. Knowing their distribution in South Africa would allow more effective management and utilisation of these flies. Their predicted geographic distributions in South Africa were modelled using maximum entropy analysis of selected climatic variables. The most important environmental variables in modelling the distributions were the magnitude of monthly rainfall and the magnitude of the monthly maximum temperature for L. sericata and the seasonal variation in monthly mean humidity and magnitude of monthly rainfall for L. cuprina. A clear geographical bias was shown in museum records and supports the need for focused surveys. There was no correlation between the predicted distribution of L. cuprina and sheep farming in South Africa, nor between the predicted distribution of L. sericata and human population density. Although their patterns of occurrence differed, both species are widely distributed in South Africa and therefore one cannot identify these flies by locality alone - morphological or molecular identification is necessary.
Format: 14 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Invertebrates
Relation: Williams, K.A., Richard, C S. and Villet, M.H., 2014. Predicting the geographic distribution of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in South Africa. African Invertebrates, 55(1), pp.157-170
Relation: African Invertebrates volume 55 number 1 150 170 2014 2305-2562
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Invertebrates Statement (https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/about)

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