BLOW FLIES OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE IN NEW GUINEA, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND (DIPTERA : CALLIPHORIDAE) PART I. GENERA CALLIPHORA, TAINANINA, POLLENIOPSIS AND MELINDA

One hundred twelve species (including 23 new species and 5 unrecorded species) of the genera Calliphora, Tainanina, Onesia, Polleniopsis, Melinda, Hemipyrellia, Lucilia, Phumosia, Euphumosia, Dexopollenia, Bengalia, Chrysomya, Rhinia, Chlororhinia, Stomorhina, Idiella, Metallea, Platytropesa, Stilbomyella and Paramenia are recognized from New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville Island as a result of field works supported by Grants-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey from the Japan Ministry of Education, Science and Culture since 1973. This paper, as the first one of my report, deals with Calliphora, Tainanina, Polleniopsis and Melinda and presents a key to all the 20 genera mentioned above. Three new species, Calliphora (Paracalliphora) kanoi, Melinda ruficornis and Melinda jlavipennis are described