Sphecapatoclea turanica ( Rohdendorf, 1975 )

Zhang, Ming, Xu, Wen-Tian, Pape, Thomas, Pei, Wen-Ya & Zhang, Dong, 2021, Flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Kalamaili Mountain Ungulate Nature Reserve (China: Xinjiang): checklist and description of four new species, Zootaxa 5063 (1), pp. 1-95 : 27

14. Sphecapatoclea turanica ( Rohdendorf, 1975) ▲

( Figs 24–25 )

Material examined. Xinjiang, Altay, Kalamaili— 4 ♂♂: 26.IV.‒1.V.2015, MZ & CW leg.; 5 ♂♂: 2‒4.V.2015, MZ & CW leg.; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀: 7.V.2015, MZ & CW leg.; 4 ♂♂: 8‒9.V.2015, MZ & CW leg.; 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀: 11‒14.V.2015, MZ & CW leg.

Distribution. China (Xinjiang). Central Asia.

Remarks. We identified this species using the only key to species of this genus ( Rohdendorf 1975). It mentions ( Rohdendorf 1975: 208) a strong sexual dimorphism, which is also present in the species from Kalamaili. The genus Sphecapatoclea Villeneuve is highly in need of taxonomic revision ( Szpila et al. 2019).

Figures

FIGURE 24. Sphecapatoclea turanica (Rohdendorf, 1975), male, Xinjiang, Altay, Kalamaili, 7.V.2015, MZ & CW leg. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, lateral view. C. Head, anterior view. D. Head, anterolateral view. E. Right wing, dorsal view. F. Abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 2.0 mm, B–F = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 25. Sphecapatoclea turanica (Rohdendorf, 1975), female, Xinjiang, Altay, Kalamaili, 7.V.2015, MZ & CW leg. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, lateral view. C. Head, anterior view. D. Head, anterolateral view. E. Right wing, dorsal view. F. Abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 2.0 mm, B–F = 1.0 mm.