Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) ferox Villeneuve, 1908

Whitmore, Daniel, 2011, New taxonomic and nomenclatural data on Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with description of six new species, Zootaxa 2778, pp. 1-57 : 32

Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) ferox Villeneuve, 1908

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Sarcophaga ferox Villeneuve, 1908: 123 .

Devriesia weberi Lehrer, 1995b: 160 , syn. nov.

Heteronychia (Asceloctis) perplexa Peris, González-Mora & Mingo, 1996a: 19 , syn. nov.

Type material examined. Sarcophaga ferox : Lectotype 3, herewith designated to fix unambiguously the identity of the nominal species and thus promote nomenclatural stability: S. Cruz / 47394. III // [on underside of white label] Sammlung / Dr. Th. Becker // Type // Sarc. ferox / type / det. Dr. Villeneuve // Zool. Mus. / Berlin // [red label] LECTOTYPE 3 / Sarcophaga / ferox / Villeneuve, 1908 / des. D. Whitmore 2007 ( ZMHB) [lectotype in excellent condition, with its terminalia extended and still in place].

Remarks. Villeneuve (1908: 123) described Sarcophaga ferox on an unspecified number of males from “S. Cruz” (Tenerife, Canary Is.) and southern France. The above male, selected as the lectotype, is certainly part of the type series.

Heteronychia (Asceloctis) perplexa : Paratype 3: PEGO / Alicante ( Hispania) / Peris Torres (/) 7-VIII-41 // Heteronychia (Asceloctis) / perplexa Peris , González- / Mora y Mingo, 1996 / Peris y González-Mora / det. 1996 ( UCME).

Remarks. Heteronychia perplexa was described by Peris et al. (1996a: 20) on the holotype 3 and the above male paratype, both from Pego (Alicante, Spain) and both deposited at UCME.

Additional material examined. Algeria (new country record): Col de Sfa, A. Lameere leg., 1 3 ( IRSNB); Mascara, 4.V.1908, 1 3 ( IRSNB). Italy: 159 3 and 48 ƤƤ from Apulia, Latium, Sardinia, Sicily and Tuscany (see Whitmore 2009b); Sardinia, Cagliari prov., Costa Rei, V.1995, D. Povolný leg., 2 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 28.V–5.VI.1996, D. Povolný leg., 20 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 18.VI.1997, D. Povolný leg., 1 3 ( MMBC); Sicily, [no further data], 1 3 ( IRSNB); Sicily, Palermo prov.: Casina, 24.V.2001, D. Povolný leg., 1 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 23.V.2003, D. Povolný leg., 2 3 ( MMBC); Catalfano, 27.V.2002, D. Povolný leg., 2 3 ( MMBC); Pizzo Cane, 27.V–2.VI.1998, D. Povolný leg., 4 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 1.VI.1999, D. Povolný leg., 1 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 27.V–1.VI.2001, D. Povolný leg., 5 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 28.V–4.VI.2002, D. Povolný leg., 5 3 ( MMBC); same locality, 29.V.2003, D. Povolný leg., 1 3 ( MMBC); Pizzo Sant’Angelo, 2.VI.2003, D. Povolný leg., 1 3 ( MMBC); Valle del Corvo, 2.VI.2001, D. Povolný leg., 2 3 ( MMBC). Morocco: Aoulouz, 30 km NW, 1400m, 10.IV.1989, 1 3 ( ZMUC); Béni-Mellal, Afourer, 28.III.1995, C. Kassebeer leg., 1 3 ( NHRS); same locality, 17.IV.1997, C. Kassebeer leg., 1 3 ( NHRS); Larache, 40 km S, 23–24.IV.1989, 1 3 ( ZMUC); Ouezzane, 300m, 21–22.IV.1989, 1 3 ( ZMUC). Spain: Canary Is., Tenerife, Laguna, 1 3 ( ZMHB) [possibly a syntype, but not mentioned by Villeneuve (1908: 123) in the original description]; Tenerife Sur, Palm Mar, 14.III.2007, D. Whitmore et al. leg., 1 3 (CNBFVR). Tunisia: Gafsa, 25 km E, 11–13.III.1986, 1 3 ( ZMUC).

Remarks. Lehrer (1995b) described Devriesia weberi on a single male from Menorca (Balearic Is., Spain), deposited at ZMAM. I did not study the holotype, but the differences between Devriesia weberi and Sarcophaga ferox outlined by Lehrer (1995b: 162) fall well within the intraspecific variability of S. (H.) ferox .

The only marked difference between Heteronychia perplexa and Sarcophaga (H.) ferox is the short vesica of H. perplexa ( Fig. 57 ). Although the characteristically elongated vesica represents an autapomorphy of S. (H.) ferox within Heteronychia , its length and width in profile are quite variable, and I consider H. perplexa to be conspecific with S. (H.) ferox .

Figures

FIGURES 54 – 65. 54 – 56. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) enderleini Jacentkovský. 54. Cercus and surstylus, specimen from Italy, Abetina di Rosello (CNBFVR), scale bar 0.25 mm. 55. Distiphallus (lateral), type specimen of Heteronychia (Eupierretia) macedonica Povolný from Greece, St. Panteleimon (MMBC), scale bar 0.1 mm. 56. Juxta (apical), specimen from Italy, Borgo Capanne (NHRS), scale bar 0.05 mm. 57. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) ferox Villeneuve, distiphallus (half ventral, arrow showing vesica); paratype of Heteronychia (Asceloctis) perplexa Peris et al. from Spain, Pego, scale bar 0.15 mm. 58. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) giganta Pape, distiphallus (lateral); specimen from Croatia, Biokovo (NHRS), scale bar 0.25 mm. 59. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) kataphygionis (Povolný), distiphallus (lateral); paratype from Greece, Olympos (MMBC), scale bar 0.1 mm. 60. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) sp., distiphallus (lateral); specimen from Ukraine, Andriyivka (YVC), scale bar 0.1 mm. 61. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) kerteszi Villeneuve, terminalia; specimen from Lebanon, Mt. Barukh (TAU, as “ Heteronychia dayani det. Lehrer ”), scale bar 0.25 mm. 62 – 63. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) minima Rondani, specimen from Israel, Hameshar (TAU, as “ Ctenodasypygia fertoni det. Lehrer ”). 62. Cercus and surstylus, scale bar 0.15 mm (arrow showing subapical hump of cercus). 63. Distiphallus (lateral), scale bar 0.1 mm (arrow showing protruding lateral membranous process of juxta). 64. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) nanula (Povolný), distiphallus (apical); specimen from Sicily, Sortino (ZMUC), scale bar 0.05 mm. 65. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) depressifrons Zetterstedt, distiphallus (apical); specimen from Switzerland, Zürichberg (NHRS), scale bar 0.05 mm.