Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) plotnikovi Rohdendorf, 1925

Sarcophaga plotnikovi Rohdendorf, 1925: 53 .

Heteronychia (Eupierretia) brachystylata Chao & Zhang, 1988: 78, syn. nov.

Material examined. Kyrgyzstan: Alai. 45 km S of Kyzyk-Kiya, Isfairim-Sai basin, 1800–2000m, 10.VII.1999, V. Korneyev & E. Kamenova leg., 1 3 (YVC); Chuy Thon-Aryk, Boz-Peldek Mt., Bishkek, 1094m, 12.VI.1999, C. Young leg., 1 3 (NHRS); Dzhalal Abad, 5 km E of Kosh Bulak, 1820m, 30.VI.1999, C. Young leg., 2 3 (NHRS); Issyk-kul, 10km E of Kadhzi-Saj, S. Issyk Kul lake, 1675m, 5.VII.1999, C. Young leg., 1 3 (NHRS); 20 km N of Lejlek, 5–24.IX.1968, L. Primykina leg., 7 3 (YVC, ZIN); same locality, 14–29.VIII.1969, L. Primykina leg., 4 3 (MMBC, ZIN); 30 km NE of Lejlek, 16–31.VIII.1968, L. Primykina leg., 5 3 (ZIN). Uzbekistan: Surchan-Darja, 3.VI.1960, Sychevskaya leg., 1 3 (ZIN); Tashkent, 19.IV.1919, 1 3 (ZIN). Tajikistan: Darvaz, Djorf, 26.VIII.1943, Stackelberg leg., 1 3 (ZIN); Gadzhei, 6 3 (ZIN); Garm, 26.VII, 1 3 (ZIN); Gissar, 8.VIII.1943, Stackelberg leg., 2 3 (ZIN); Kondara, Varzob, 3.V.1944, Stackelberg leg., 4 3 (ZIN); Zimtut, 14.IX.1962, 1 3 (ZIN).

Remarks. Rohdendorf (1925: 54) described Sarcophaga plotnikovi on two male syntypes from Uzbekistan, Tashkent Region, both located at ZMUM (although no depository was originally mentioned by Rohdendorf). I did not examine these syntypes, the slides containing the terminalia of which appear to be lost (A. Ozerov, pers. comm. 2008). I could not examine type material of Heteronychia brachystylata either (including the holotype 3 from Baicheng (Xinjiang, China), deposited at IZCAS, but the rather vague arguments used by Chao and Zhang (1988: 80) to distinguish their new species from S. plotnikovi, paired with the good correspondence of the original illustrations of both species, leave few doubts as to their conspecificity. Sarcophaga (H.) plotnikovi shows considerable variability in length of the juxta.