Review Of Subtribe Apodacrina (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) Of Middle East With Descriptions Of Ten New Species Author Verves, Yu. G. text Zoodiversity 2020 2020-07-17 54 3 183 204 http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/zoo2020.03.183 journal article 53626 10.15407/zoo2020.03.183 d7e9d83e-0bdb-430a-8525-76a1bdac0a94 2707-7268 6377612 Xeromyia ponti Verves et Khrokalo , sp. n. Material. Type. Holotype : { : Saudi Arabia : Kushm Dibl , 19.05.1978 , leg. W. Buttiker . Deposited in NHMUK . Paratype : } : same data as holotype. Deposited in NHMUK . Differential diagnosis: Similar to X. orthogona ( Rohdendorf, 1925 ) in the abdominal pattern and presence of black setae on gena, distinctly differing by the poorly differentiated, almost lacking lateral spots of 3 rd and 4 th abdominal tergites. B o d y l e n g t h 5.0– 5.5 mm . M a l e. — Head yellow pollinose, frontal vitta yellow, slightly pollinose, vertex darker, antenna and palp yellow, apex of arista blackish. Frons at vertex 0.43×, at level of antennal base 0.33× head-width. Frontal vitta 2.2× widened backwards, in the middle of frons 2.0× as wide as one of parafrontalia. Postpedicel 0.5× as long as pedicel, arista widened almost to apex. Parafacialia at level of antennal base 0.17×, gena 0.08× eyeheight. Palp long, at apex strongly widened. oc long and strong; fr 9–10, medium long; orb 1+1, strong; parafrontalia and parafacialia with microscopic light setae; gena covered with black setae, in hind parts with mixed yellow and black setae; instead of vi , other oral setae absent. — Thorax covered with black medium long setae, densely grey pollinose, medial longitudinal stripes of tergites linear, apex of scutellum yellowish brown. acr 0+1, dc 0+1; ia 1+1; pprn 2; npl 2 (without setulae). Scutellum with 3 pairs of strong marg and one pair of crossed ds . — Wings are not preserved. — Legs almost entirely yellow, only middle part of fore femora grey pollinose. t 2 with one ad . — Abdomen densely light orange yellow pollinose, with very narrow black longitudinal median line on 1+2 nd — 5 th tergites. 5 th tergite in hind 1/3 with a pair of lateral small rounded shining brownish black spots, 3 rd and 4 th tergites with remains of similar spots. Terminalia small, brownish yellow, light pollinose. Female. — Head . Frons at vertex 0.38×, at level of antennal base 0.28× head-width; genal black setae distinctly smaller than in { . — Wings hyaline. Costal spine absent, cell r 4+5 petiolate, M -vein acute-angled, R 4+5 bare, dm-cu s -like curved. — Legs yellow, only hind tarsi and apex of hind tibia fuscous. — Abdomen orange yellow, slightly light pollinose. 4 th tergite in hind 0.5 with rounded dark brown median spot, 5 th tergite with similar spot in hind 2/3 and with the remains of yellowish lateral stripes. Figs 15–16. Xeromyia merei (Séguy. 15 (male): a — habitus in lateral view; b — head in profile; c — head in frontal view; d — head in dorsal view; e — wing; f — abdomen in dorsal view; g — label. 16 (female): a — habitus in lateral view; b —head in profile; c — head in frontal view; d — head in dorsal view; e — wing; f — abdomen in dorsal view; g — label. Etymology: The species is named in honor of the well known British entomologist, Mr Adrian C. Pont (Oxford University Museum of Natural History). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic: Asia: Israel .