A new species of Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Turkey

By

Pekbey, Gamze

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

937

Pages

129--138

Subjects

Anatolia , Flesh fly , Identification , Mediterranean Region , Mersin , Middle East

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.937.50759

 

Abstract

A new species, Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) mersinensissp. nov.is described from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The male terminalia are documented with line drawings, photographs and scanning electron microscope images. The species is compared with the two most similar species, Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) baudeti (Lehrer) and Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) theodori (Lehrer), both known from Israel. A key is provided to the western Palaearctic species ofPandelleiscaRohdendorf.