First description of the female of Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) gracilior (Chen, 1975) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae)

Ming Zhang; Jin-Liang Chen; Xin-Zhang Gao; Thomas Pape; Dong Zhang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.396.6752

First description of the female of Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) gracilior (Chen, 1975) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae)

Zookeys. 2014 Apr 2:(396):43-53. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.396.6752. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Ming Zhang¹, Jin-Liang Chen², Xin-Zhang Gao², Thomas Pape³, Dong Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
² Dalaoling Nature Reserve of Three Gorges in Yichang City, Yichang 443000, China.
³ Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) gracilior (Chen, 1975) is documented from specimens collected in Hubei Province, China, using morphological characters and wing interference patterns (WIPs). The female of S. (S.) gracilior is described for the first time, the male is redescribed, and both sexes are photographed. The distribution of the species is updated.

Keywords: Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) gracilior; Sarcophagidae; female; morphology; taxonomy; wing interference patterns.