CLASSIFICATION 



Table of Genera of Sarcophagidje* 



1. Abdomen wholly shining black; arista long-plu- 



mose (tropics). 



Phrisso podia Macq. 

 Abdomen with three rows of shining black spots 



on the second, third and fourth segments; 



these are sometimes confluent, but at least 



the intervening angles are densely pollinose ; 



arista pubescent (widespread north) 



Wohlfahrtia B and B. 

 Abdomen pollinose, at most the hinder part of 



the segments shining black in certain lights, 



tessellated in others 2. 



2. Veins 1, 3, and 5 hairy; flrst posterior cell closed 



and short petiolate (tropical). 



Jolinsonia Coq. 

 Vein 5 always bare 3. 



3. Male with one orbital bristle, proclinate (the 



uppermost frontal sometimes simulating an- 

 other, but reclinate) 4. 

 Male without orbital 6. 



4. Front protuberant; vibrissf\3 approximated and 



high above oral margin (Louisiana) 



Camptops n .g. 

 Front not ])rotuberant, vibrissse as usual 5. 



.5. ^Nletaceplialon greatly developed, lience the 

 lowxr edge of head remarkably long, pro- 

 duced backward (tropical) 



Sarothromf/ia B. and B. 

 jVIetacephalon not greatly developed (tro})ical) 



Sarcophagida V. d. AV. 



♦Note. — In order to utilize the most snlionl differences, tlie tnble is 

 based to some degree on male cliaracters, altlionnii it is lielieved tliat all 

 the genera are rer'ognizal)le in the female sex. Only genera studied by the 

 writer are included, but notes on others supposed to be allied are given 



at llic end. 



