Taxonomic changes in African Stratiomyidae (Diptera) Author Hauser, Martin Author Woodley, Norman E. Author Fachin, Diego A. text Zootaxa 2017 4263 1 journal volume 33099 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.1.3 0ec981e7-8ef8-4b1a-b1a4-2380e6583cce 1175-5326 572548 4DD4B6E9-DBBF-46AD-9A55-4325C0AD9586 Genus PTECTICUS Loew Ptecticus Loew, 1855 : 142 . Type species, Sargus testaceus Fabricius, 1805 , by original designation. Correct original spelling by revision of Loew (1857: 263) . [For nomenclatural history, see Woodley (2001: 208) ; no changes are proposed here.] Ptecticus lateritius Rondani. Comb. nov. Sargus lateritius Rondani, 1863 : 76 . ST? [ MZUN ]: Madagascar . We did not examine the holotype of Sargus lateritius [ MZUN ], but from the description and our extensive material from Madagascar , we can conclude that this species belongs in the genus Ptecticus .