Systematics of Bulbostyla, a new subgenus of Sarcophaga Meigen, and change of status for Robackina Lopes (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
Author
Giroux, Marjolaine
Author
Wheeler, Terry A.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2553
35
59
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.196855
a968f8b4-108f-40e8-ae6b-5f686c198990
1175-5326
196855
Sarcophaga
(
Bulbostyla
)
semimarginalis
Hall
(
Figs. 32–39
)
Sarcophaga semimarginalis
Hall 1931
: 283
.
Sarcophaga
(
Neobellieria
)
semimarginalis
:
Pape (1996: 367)
.
FIGURES 32–35.
Sarcophaga
(
Bulbostyla
)
semimarginalis
.
32.
Acrophallus, lateral.
33.
Acrophallus, posterior.
34.
Acrophallus, anterior.
35.
Vesica, styli and juxta. Abbreviations: jux, juxta; ls, lateral stylus; ms, median stylus; ph, phallic tube; ha, harpes; ves, vesica.
Type
material:
holotype
ɗ labelled ‘Menard Tex. /
15–24–VII–1929
’; ‘E. C. Cushing / Collector’; ‘
Type
No. / 43867 /
U.S.
N.M.’; ‘
Sarcophaga
/
semimarginalis
Hall’ (
USNM
).
Paratype
ɗ, same data as
holotype
except
11–21.vii.1930
, Parish collector (not examined).
Other material examined:
USA
: Arizona:
Graham Co., Cyclone Hill, 3.3 mi w. on Hwy. 366 from Hwy. 191, ca. 4000',
23.viii.1993
(3ɗ,
CNC
);
Texas:
Big Bend N.P.,
Santa Elena
can.,
5.v.1959
, 2100' (3ɗ,
CNC
); Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mts St. Pk.,
25.viii.1968
(10ɗ, GD); same data except
23.viii.1968
(1ɗ, GD); Bexar Co.,
29.ix.1936
(1ɗ,
CNC
); Presidio Co.,
11.vii.1929
(1ɗ, 1Ψ,
CNC
);
MEXICO
: Nuevo Leon:
Monterrey,
20.x.1953
(1ɗ,
FSCA
); Mamulique Pass
2km
., NE on microwave rd.,
17–18.vi.1982
, 2000', dry wash (1ɗ, GD).
Description
(male): body length 9.0–12.0 mm.
Head: 8–11 pairs of medioclinate frontal setae. Genal setae black, postgena mostly white-haired, black setae restricted to posterior part of postgena.
Thorax: proanepisternum bare.
Wing: dark hairs on lateral margin of alula as long as those on anterior margin of anal lobe. Hairs fringing calypters creamy-white.
Legs: hind tibia with long, wavy posteroventral hairs.
Abdomen: tergite 5 same color as other abdominal tergites or with pale brown or orange-yellow margin on apical half or third, with a marginal row of strong setae, sometimes two middle (dorsal) ones slightly anterior to the others.
Terminalia: cerci and syntergosternite 7+8 same color as epandrium. Surstylus without a small posteroventral projection. Window on sternite 5 almost even with rest of base. Pregonite usually without pointed lateral extension, weak if present.Vesica as in
Figs. 32, 34
. Juxta with two deep invaginations in posterior view (
Fig. 33
).
Female: body length 10.0 mm.
Terminalia (
Fig. 39
): tergite 6 with moderately strong setae on each side evenly spaced and about equal in size. Tergite 7 present. Tergite 8 vestigial. Sternite 6 with 9 moderately strong setae on posterior margin. Sternite 7 desclerotized on middle part, with 7 weak setae on posterior margin.