Verticia


Verticia is a genus of flies in the family Calliphoridae. The genus was first described by John Russell Malloch in 1927.

Species

Source:
  • Verticia chani Kurahashi, Benjaphong & Omar, 1997
  • Verticia fasciventris Malloch, 1927
  • Verticia indochinica Kurahashi & Chowanadisai, 2001
  • Verticia nigra Malloch, 1927
  • Verticia orientalis Malloch, 1927
  • Verticia quatei Kurahashi & Chowanadisai, 2001

Biology

The larva of the species Verticia fasciventris are parasites and develop in the heads of termites.
The genus name was also used for Bacteria in 2015. A renaming to Verticiella was proposed in 2016 when the name was discovered to be a later homonym.