Review of the genus Senotainia Macquart, 1846 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of the Middle East Author Verves, Yuriy G. Author Khrokalo, Liudmyla text Journal of Natural History 2021 2021-03-11 54 37 - 38 2489 2512 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1854361 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2020.1854361 1464-5262 5029390 99C97961-87BF-4D8F-8CB1-FDC81591821A Senotainia (s. str.) laetans Verves and Khrokalo , sp. n. Material Type. Holotype : ♀ : Israel : ‘ Ein Kelt (2 ks), 12.06.1973 ( M. Tuitpulver ). Deposited in TAU . Differential diagnosis This species is related to S. flava Verves and Khrokalo , sp. n. by petiolate r5 and the colouration of body and legs; it differs by presence of four pairs proclinate orb , numerous fr and by more narrow frons. Body length 5.5 mm . Female. – Head . Black, intensively light coloured. Genae and hind part of occiput with numerous short pale hairs, oral setae black. Head densely yellowish white dusted, occiput light grey pollinated; fore part of frontal vitta yellow, without pruinescence; antennae and palpi yellow. Frons at vertex 0.32×, at level of antennal base 0.26× headwidth. Frontal vitta at level of fore orbital bristles as wide as fronto-orbital plate, 2.5× widened backwards. First flagellomere 2.9–3.0× as long as pedicel. Parafacial plate at level of antennal base 0.16×, genae 0.05× eye height. Palpi middle long, at apex strongly widened; prementum long, 6× length of its wide. One regular row of porb; vte distinctly longer than vti , both strong, oc long and fine, hair-like; orb 1 + 4, long and strong, fr 9–10, strong, medium long; fronto-orbital plate and parafacial plate almost bare, with microscopic light setae; facial ridges above angular bristles bare; oral setae 1–3. ‒ Thorax . Black, intensively light grey dusted, apex of scutellum yellowish, longitudinal stripes of mesonotum absent. Dorsal surface and pleurae covered with dense short black setae; acr 0 + 1, dc 2 + 2–3, ia 0 + 2, pprn 2, kepst 1 + 1, fine; npl 2, notopleural surface without additional short setae. Scuttelum with three pairs of strong marg and one pair of ds . ‒ Legs : Legs entirely yellow, all f with light grey pollination. t2 with one anterodorsal seta ( ad ). ‒ Wings . Hyaline, basicosta and epaulette yellow. Costal spine absent; r5 petiolate, its marginal section as long as r-m; M acute-angled, without apical tuck; dm-cu straight; 3rd section of C 0.5× as long as its 5th section. ‒ Abdomen . Dorsal surface light grey pollinated, yellow laterally; 1 + 2nd tergite dark brown, with light dusting; each of 3rd – 5th tergites with median brownish black spot in basal 0.3–0.4 and distinct paired lateral bands; the last are brownish yellow at 3rd and blackish brown at each of 4th and 5th tergites. 1 + 2nd and 3rd abdominal tergites without marg , each of 4th and 5th ones with a row of marg . Male unknown. Etymology The species epithet refers to the pleasant colour pattern of the fly. From the Latin word laetans ‒ the pleasant. Distribution Palaearctic: Asia: Israel .