title: The blowflies of the Madeira Archipelago: species diversity, distribution and identification (Diptera, Calliphoridaes. l.).
abstract: Knowledge on the taxonomic diversity and distribution of blowflies from the Madeira Archipelago is updated. New and interesting findings are reported for poorly studied islands and islets of this archipelago, together with a brief analysis of the diversity of Macaronesian Calliphoridaes. l.Seven blowfly species were collected during this study, including the first records ofCalliphora vicinaRobineau-Desvoidy, 1830,Chrysomya albiceps(Wiedemann, 1819),Lucilia sericata(Meigen, 1826),Pollenia rudis(Fabricius, 1794) andStomorhina lunata(Fabricius, 1805) from Porto Santo, and ofCalliphora vicina,Lucilia sericataandStomorhina lunatafrom Desertas Islands. The presence ofCalliphora loewiEnderlein, 1903 in Madeira Laurisilva forest is discussed and its first instar larva is redescribed, revealing important differences in relation to its original description. An identification key to the adult Madeiran blowflies is provided for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, PT-3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prado E Castro
authors.affiliation: Chair of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, PL-87-100 Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szpila
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Biodiversity CIBIO, Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Anabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group and Department of Agrarian Sciences, University of Azores, PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal.
authors.lastname: Rego
authors.affiliation: Madeira Nature Park, PT-9064-512 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
authors.forename: Isamberto
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, PT-1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Artur R M
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group and Department of Agrarian Sciences, University of Azores, PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal.
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boieiro
keywords: Calliphora loewi; Laurisilva; Macaronesia; island diversity; key; larval description