Sarcophaga (Bellieriomima) genuforceps Thomas, 1949

Figs 1, 2

Sarcophaga genuforceps Thomas, 1949: 172. China, Sichuan, Chungking, Chinyunshan.

Pierretia catharosa Wei & Yang, 2007: 530. China, Guizhou, Leigongshan.

Material examined.

1♂, China, Zhejiang, Tianmu Mountain, 600-1100 m, 30.vi.1964, Huitai Fang leg. (SECA) .

Remarks.

The holotype of Pierretia catharosa is deposited in CDCP and not currently available for loan and study. Verves (2020: 36) listed P. catharosa as a junior synonym of S. genuforceps, although not as a new synonym. Wei and Yang (2007) gave a detailed description and a somewhat schematical illustration of the phallus (Fig. 2B), which is here considered sufficient justification for the synonymy. Xue and Verves (2009: 53) considered S. genuforceps to belong to Pachystyleta Fan & Chen, 1992, as a subgenus of Myorhina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, whereas Lehrer (2010: 18) raised Pachystyleta to genus rank. We prefer to follow the classification of Pape (1996), with Pachystyleta as a synonym of Bellieriomima and the latter as a subgenus of Sarcophaga (sensu lato).