Sarcophaga (Cornexcisia) cygnocerca (Xue, Verves & Du) Wang & Gao & Pape & Zhang, 2019

Wang, Chao, Gao, Yunyun, Pape, Thomas & Zhang, Dong, 2019, Redefinition of Cornexcisia Fan & Kano, 2000 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with the first description of the female of Sarcophaga kurahashii (Shinonaga & Tumrasvin, 1979), Zootaxa 4668 (3), pp. 410-420 : 413

Sarcophaga (Cornexcisia) cygnocerca (Xue, Verves & Du) , comb. nov.

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Fanzideia cygnocerca Xue, Verves & Du, 2011: 311 . Type locality: China, Hainan, Jianfengling. Holotype ³ (ISNU) (not examined).

Distribution. Oriental: China (Hainan).

Biology. Unknown.

Remarks. Known only from the holotype, which unfortunately was not available for loan and could not be examined. In their description of this species, Xue et al. ’s (2011) only discussion of the phylogenetic affinities of this species was its assignment to their subtribe Boettcheriscina based on the “widened styli and a presence of 4 pairs of posterior dc [= postsutural dorsocentral setae]”, which would fit a large number of subgenera of Sarcophaga (sensu lato).

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FIGURE 3. Phallus, lateral view. A. Sarcophaga (Cornexcisia) kurahashii (Shinonaga & Tumrasvin, 1979) (Yunnan, China; MBFU). B. Sarcophaga (C.) suthep Pape & Bänziger, 2003 (adapted from Pape & Bänziger 2003: fig. 7) C. Sarcophaga (C.) cygnocerca (Xue, Verves & Du, 2011) (adapted from Xue et al. 2011: fig. 4b; mirrored to facilitate comparisons). D. Simplified outline of phallus of Sarcophaga (C.) kurahashii (Shinonaga & Tumrasvin, 1979) (based on Fig. 3A). Abbreviations: H = harpes, J = juxta, JE = juxta extension, LS = lateral stylus, V = vesica.