Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Chinese species of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1824 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) Author Wang, Chao https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7251-1860 State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China & School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China Author Sun, Haoran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-4160 School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China Author Zhu, Weibing https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-2513 Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China Author Pape, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-0609 Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK- 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark Author Liu, Qiyong State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China liuqiyong@icdc.cn Author Zhang, Dong School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China ernest8445@163.com text ZooKeys 2022 2022-06-24 1108 141 159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1108.83267 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1108.83267 1313-2970-1108-141 939DAE085A6941C58EA9D0DDBF4BEF03 244EDD960B8B51CFB70D0CF3C649F5DA Sarcophaga (Cornexcisia) suthep Pape & Baenziger , 2003 Fig. 3 Sarcophaga suthep Pape & Baenziger , 2003: 52. Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Suthep. Sarcophaga catoptosa Wei & Yang, 2007: 531. China, Guizhou, Leigongshan. Syn. nov. Sarcophaga sutheb : Wei and Yang 2007 : 532. Incorrect subsequent spelling of S. suthep Pape & Baenziger , 2003. Material examined. Holotype of S. suthep : ♂ , Thailand , Chiang Mai Province , Doi Suthep , above Sangwal School , 1240 m , 28.viii.2000 , H. Baenziger (in SMNH; specimen dissected and with terminalia glued to a piece of cardboard pinned below the specimen). Remarks. The holotype of Sarcophaga catoptosa is deposited in CDCP and not currently available for loan and study. Wei and Yang (2007) described the lateral styli as bifurcated at the base and expanded at the apex (Fig. 3 ). This unique character in Sarcophaga is shared by S. suthep and other species assigned to the subgenus Sarcophaga Cornexcisia . We consider the following compelling similarities between the nominal species S. suthep and S. catoptosa , as assessed from the illustrations of the phallus (Fig. 3 ), to justify the proposed synonymy: vesica of identical shape; juxta, harpes and lateral styli differing only by small differences in the outline, and this involves membranous parts that are often presenting themselves very differently due to shrinking during drying or other preparation. Wei and Yang (2007) stressed the following difference between Sarcophaga catoptosa and Sarcophaga suthep : the protuberance of former cerci is slightly narrower than the latter in dorsal view and the hind margin of former pregonite is wavy bending with a sharper tip, but those differences are minor. They still have the same shape, only varying in degree. Therefore, we consider these to be intraspecific differences. Figure 3. Sarcophaga (Cornexcisia) suthep Pape & Baenziger , 2003; phallus, lateral view A adapted from Pape and Baenziger (2003) B adapted from Wei and Yang (2007 , as Sarcophaga catoptosa ).