Sarcophaginae
Creators: name: Mariluis, Pablo Ricardo Mulieri Juan Carlos
name: Patitucci, Luciano Damián
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sarcophagidae

description: Key to species of Sarcophaginae known from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Species names in square brackets are included on the basis of male specimens only. Blaesoxipha (Acanthodotheca) diloboderi Pape is excluded from the key because its external morphology is unknown. Blaesoxipha (A.) denieri (Blanchard) and Engelimyia bosqui (Blanchard) are excluded from the key because their females are still unknown (only brief notes on male are provided).
1 Gena narrow, at most 1/5 of eye height. Coxopleural streak present. Hind coxa bare on posterior margin .................. ............................................................................. MILTOGRAMMINAE [Genus Metopia Meigen, see Pape (1987)]
- Gena broad, more than 1/5 of eye height. Coxopleural streak absent. Hind coxa hairy on posterior margin................ .............................................................................................................................................. SARCOPHAGINAE ... 2
2 Arista bare or pubescent with trichiae at most 1–1.5x as long as the largest diameter of arista (Fig. 1) ..................... 3
- Arista plumose with trichiae 2– 5 x as long as the largest diameter of arista (Fig. 2)................................................... 8
3 Wing with vein R1 dorsally bare .................................................................................................................................. 5
- Wing with vein R1 dorsally setose ............................................................................................................................... 4
4 Parafacial and lower half of fronto-orbital plate with golden microtomentum. Male with epandrium black or dark brown ...................................................................................................................... Microcerella chaetosa (Townsend)
- Parafacial and fronto-orbital plate with silvery microtomentum. Male with epandrium reddish................................... ................................................................................................................................... Microcerella austrohartigia Pape
5 Gena with golden microtomentum (Fig. 28). Two postsutural dorsocentral setae ......................................................... ................................................................................................................................ Microcerella asymmetrica sp. nov.
- Gena with silvery-gray microtomentum. Three postsutural dorsocentral setae .......................................................... 6
6 Male with epandrium black. Abdominal ST 2–4 with tuft of setae (Fig. 5). Female abdominal T 6 black on posterior margin. Abdominal ST 7+8 black on basal half ....................................................... Microcerella muehni (Blanchard)
- Male with epandrium reddish. Abdominal ST 2–4 without tuft of setae. Female abdominal T 6 orange on posterior margin. Abdominal ST 7+8 orange on basal half ......................................................................................................... 7
7 Male with syntergosternite 7+8 shining black with grey microtomentum. Female abdominal ST 6 orange brown. Abdominal ST 7+8, with a hump at distal part (ST 8) (Fig. 6) .......................... Microcerella acrydiorum Weyenbergh
- Male with syntergosternite 7+8 shining black or brown without microtomentum. Female abdominal ST 6 black. Abdominal ST 7+8, without a hump at distal part (ST 8) (Fig. 7) .......................... Microcerella erythropyga (Lopes)
8 Wing with vein R1 dorsally setose ............................................................................................................................... 9
- Wing with vein R1 dorsally bare ................................................................................................................................ 12
9 Wing with vein R1 setose at full length.......................................................... Nephochaetopteryx cyaneiventris Lopes
- Wing with vein R1 setose at basal half ....................................................................................................................... 10
10 Three postsutural dorsocentral setae of similar size spaced to three. Tegula black.................................................... 11
- Four postsutural dorsocentral setae, spaced to four, the two anterior setae smaller than the posteriors. Tegula pale brown ...................................................................................................................................... Ravinia advena (Walker)
11 Abdominal T 5 reddish with golden microtomentum. Male with syntergosternite 7+8 reddish with golden micro- tomentum. Mid femur with posteroventral ctenidiun ............................... Blaesoxipha (Tephromyia) hospes (Aldrich)
- Abdominal T 5 blackish with silvery microtomentum. Male with syntergosternite 7+8 dark brown with silvery microtomentum. Mid femur without posteroventral ctenidium ................................. Helicobia aurescens (Townsend)
12 Lower frontal setae as a continuous row on the inner edge of fronto-orbital plate or with an additional seta on para- facial. In both cases, the lower row of frontal setae not clearly divergent from the inner edge of fronto-orbital plate (Fig. 3)........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
- Lower frontal setae abruptly divergent in a row of two or more setae from the inner edge of fronto-orbital plate and upper parafacial (Fig. 4) ............................................................................................................................................. 30
13 Postalar wall bare ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
- Postalar wall haired..................................................................................................................................................... 16
14 Head length at vibrissa at least equal to head length at antennal base. Vein M terminating in wing margin separately from R4+5 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
- Head length at vibrissa shorter than at antennal base. Vein M terminating in R4+5 at wing margin ............................... ................................................................................................................. [Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) proseni Lopes]
15 Tegula black. Body with pale gray microtomentum with abdominal spots. Anterior and posterior katepisternal setae present with one weak hair-like seta in the middle ............................ Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua (Fabricius)
- Tegula pale orange, the same colour of basicosta. Body with yellowish microtomentum without abdominal spots. Male with single posterior katepisternal seta. Female with anterior and posterior katepisternal setae .......................... ....................................................................................................... Tricharaea (Tricharaea) brevicornis (Wiedemann)
16 Three postsutural dorsocentral setae of similar size, spaced for three....................................................................... 17
- Four or more postsutural dorsocentral setae, spaced for four, the two anterior setae smaller than the posteriors ... 20
17 Presutural acrostical setae present. Males with mid femur without apical posteroventral ctenidium or, if present, with short normal spines .................................................................................................................................................... 18
- Presutural acrostical setae absent. Males with mid femur with apical posteroventral ctenidium of flattened blunt spines........................................................................................................................................................................... 19
18 Gena and parafacial silvery in frontal view. Male mid femur with apical posteroventral ctenidium............................. ............................................................................................................ Blaesoxipha (Blaesoxipha) opifera (Coquillett)
- Gena and parafacial golden in frontal view. Male mid femur without apical posteroventral ctenidium........................ .................................................................................................................... Blaesoxipha (Tephromyia) quaesita (Hall)
19 Tegula black. Katepisternum with a spot of golden microtomentum on the lower part. Male with syntergosternite 7+8 and epandrium black or dark brown with spots of golden-yellow microtomentum. Female terminalia black with golden microtomentum (Fig. 8) .................................................................................... Oxysarcodexia varia (Walker)
- Tegula pale. Katepisternum with a spot of silvery microtomentum on the lower part. Male with syntergosternite 7+8 and epandrium orange-reddish with golden microtomentum. Female terminalia reddish-brown with golden microtomentum (Fig. 9) ........................................................................................... Oxysarcodexia terminalis (Wiedemann)
20 Gena with pale hairs. Mid tibia with one long antero-median seta ending beyond apex of tibia................................... ................................................................................................................................. Sarcodexia lambens (Wiedemann)
- Gena with black hairs. Mid tibia without one long antero-median seta ending beyond apex of tibia....................... 21
21 Three katepisternal setae of same size. Male mid femur without apical posteroventral ctenidium ............................... ........................................................................................................................................... Udamopyga percita (Lopes)
- Three (or four) katepisternal setae of different size, the middle one shorter than the anterior, or without the middle seta. Male mid femur with apical posteroventral ctenidium....................................................................................... 22
22 Tegula black ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
- Tegula orange-brown ................................................................................................................................................. 23
23 Abdominal T 5 brown with golden microtomentum. Gena and lower portion of parafacial golden, fronto-orbital plate and upper parafacial silvery ....................................................... Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) stallengi (Lahille)
- Abdominal T 5 black with golden microtomentum. Gena, fronto-orbital plate and parafacial golden ..................... 24
24 Postocular area with golden microtomentum. Three katepisternal setae ...................................... Ravinia sueta (Wulp)
- Postocular area with silver microtomentum. Two katepisternal setae (rarely three) ............ Ravinia aureopyga (Hall)
25 Scutellum with three pairs of strong marginal setae of similar size .............................................................................. ................................................................................................... Peckia (Euboettcheria) florencioi (Prado & Fonseca)
- Scutellum with strong basal and subapical setae, lateral (when present) weak and shorter...................................... 26
26 Postpronotal lobe, notopleuron and anepisternum with golden microtomentum ...................................................... 27
- Postpronotal lobe, notopleuron and anepisternum with gray microtomentum ........................................................... 28
27 Median stripes of scutum with golden microtomentum. Anepimeron with golden microtomentum. (Fig. 14). Abdominal T 5 with silvery-gray microtomentum ......................................................... Oxysarcodexia bicolor Lopes
- Median stripes of scutum with gray microtomentum. Anepimeron with silvery-gray microtomentum. (Fig. 15). Abdominal T 5 with lateral spots of golden microtomentum ................................ Oxysarcodexia culmiforceps Dodge
28 Abdominal T 5 with golden microtomentum ............................................................ Oxysarcodexia thornax (Walker)
- Abdominal T 5 with gray microtomentum ................................................................................................................ 29
29 Male without apical scutellar setae. Syntergosternite 7+8 black with gray microtomentum. Female abdominal ST 6 black. Abdominal ST 7+8, not convex basally (ST 7), with a broad apical concave dark area (ST 8) (Figs. 10, 22) ... ......................................................................................................................................... Oxysarcodexia marina (Hall)
- Male with apical scutellar setae. Syntergosternite 7+8 orange brown with golden microtomentum. Female abdominal ST 6 golden. Abdominal ST 7+8, convex basally (ST 7), with a small apical concavity (ST 8) (Figs. 11, 23) .......................................................................................................................... Oxysarcodexia paulistanensis (Mattos)
30 Gena with white hairs ................................................................................................................................................. 31
- Gena with brown or black hairs.................................................................................................................................. 33
31 Acrostical postsutural setae absent (prescutellar pair). Gena with black hairs at the anterior part. Female with abdominal ST 7 exposed, strongly covex. Abdominal T6 divided, narrowly membranous on middorsal line (Fig. 17) .................................................................................................................. Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa (Wiedemann)
- Acrostical postsutural setae present (prescutellar pair). Gena with white hairs continued to the anterior margin (sometimes with few black hairs above). Female with ST 7 not exposed, smaller and not convex. Abdominal T6 folded, entire (Figs. 18, 19)......................................................................................................................................... 32
32 Male with postcranium with a row of black occipital setae parallel to postorbitals. Female with abdominal T 6 with whitish microtomentum (Fig. 18). Mid femur with a bare shining striated sensory area on posterior surface, on apical 2/3 of the total length (Fig. 20) ......................................... Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy)
- Male with postcranium without a row of black occipital setae parallel to postorbitals. Female with abdominal T 6
polished, without microtomentum (Fig. 19). Mid femur with a bare shining striated sensory area on posterior surface, extending along the total length (Fig. 21) ................................... Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart 33 Proepisternum hairy. Male mid femur with apical posteroventral ctenidium............................................................. 34
- Proepisternum bare. Male mid femur without apical posteroventral ctenidium......................................................... 35
34 Gena with golden microtomentum. Four (or five) postsutural dorsocentral setae ......................................................... ................................................................................................... Blaesoxipha (Acanthodotheca) wagneri (Blanchard) [Note: The male of Blaesoxipha (Acanthodotheca) denieri has proepisternum haired and gena with golden microtomentum but is distinguished from B. (A.) wagneri by the possession of a golden face (silvery in B. (A.) wagneri).]
- Gena with gray microtomentum. Three postsutural dorsocentral setae.......................................................................... ............................................................................................................. Blaesoxipha (Acridiophaga) caridei (Brèthes)
35 Anterior spiracle golden-brown. Postcranium with a single row of black occipital setae parallel to postorbitals. Male abdominal ST 5 with posterior margin with pad of black rounded stout bristles .......................................................... ................................................................................................................... Sarcophaga (Neobellieria) polistensis Hall [Note: The male of Engelimyia bosqui is differentiated from S. (N.) polistensis by the possession of a dense bristle tuft on abdominal ST III and IV (normal setae in S. (N.) polistensis).]
- Anterior spiracle black. Postcranium with two rows of black occipital setae parallel to postorbitals. Male abdominal ST 5 with median projections (Figs. 26, 27)............................................................................................................... 36
36 Postocular area golden. Lateral and supra-alar stripes golden. Male ST 5 with bifid projection on posterior margin (Fig. 26)........................................................................................ Sarcophaga (Lipoptilocnema) koehleri (Blanchard)
- Postocular area gray. Lateral and supra-alar stripes gray. Male ST 5 without bifid projection on posterior margin (Fig. 27) ................................................................................................ Sarcophaga (Lipoptilocnema) lanei Townsend
description: Published as part of Mariluis, Pablo Ricardo Mulieri Juan Carlos & Patitucci, Luciano Damián, 2010, Review of the Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), with a key and description of a new species, pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 2575 on pages 5-7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197479