Muscidae (Diptera) associated with cattle in Papua New Guinea.

Abstract

Flies (Muscidae; Diptera) were netted from above the backs of groups of cattle in Papua New Guinea, chiefly from the Eastern F/ighlands. The most frequently taken species was Musca conducens, followed by Moreliia hortensia. Also occurring in the samples were Musca inferior, M. domestica, M. vetustissima, M. ventrosa, Stomoxys calcitrans and Haematobia irritans exigua. The importance of these flies in relation to cattle, and the significance of their possible further dispersal from country to country are discussed.