Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) belanovskyi (Verves, 1973)

Whitmore, Daniel, 2011, New taxonomic and nomenclatural data on Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with description of six new species, Zootaxa 2778, pp. 1-57 : 19

Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) belanovskyi (Verves, 1973) , revived stat.

( Figs 47–48 )

Heteronychia (Heteronychia) belanovskyi Verves, 1973: 946 . Type locality: Ukraine, Zaporozhye Region, environs of Berdyansk [not Zhdanov, as reported by Verves (1986) and Pape (1996)].

Heteronychia (Heteronychia) povolnyi Mihályi, 1975: 104 , syn. nov.

Type material examined. Heteronychia (Heteronychia) povolnyi : Holotype 3: Budapest / Csillebérc // 1957. IX.7 / leg. Mihályi // rét // Heteronychia / (s. str.) sp. nova! / Det. B. Rohdendorf // Holotypus / Heteronychia / povolnyi / Mihalyi ( HNHM) [severely damaged: both wings and all legs missing except right fore leg; epandrium and terminalia included in Canada balsam in a small slide pinned beneath the source specimen, rest of abdomen missing].

Additional material examined. Georgia: Abkhazia, Suchum, 13.VI.1932, B. Rohdendorf leg., 1 3 ( ZIN, as “ ancilla ”, see Rohdendorf 1937: 356, figs 483–484). Hungary: Budapest, Sashegy, leg. Povolný, 2 3 ( MMBC, as “ Heteronychia ancilla ”); Kiskunság National Park, 23.VIII.1986, 1 3 ( ZMUC); Kalocsa, Thalhammer leg., 2 3 ( SMF, Böttcher collection). Italy: Abruzzi, L’Aquila prov., Anversa degli Abruzzi, M.te Mezzana, Bocca Mezzana, 1475–1548m, 29.VII.1997, P. Cerretti leg., 1 3 (CNBFVR); Latium, Castelporziano, IX.1938, G. Saccà leg., 1 3 ( MZUR, as “ ancilla ”); Lombardy, Brescia prov., Serle, Villa, 550m, 15.VIII.2005, D. Avesani leg., 1 3 (CNB- FVR). Romania: Bucharest, Montandon leg., 1 3 ( SMF, Böttcher collection). Serbia: Topcider, 3.V.1924, N. Baranov leg., 1 3 ( USNM). Ukraine: Odesa region, Ismail district, Suvorove, VIII.2003, Y. Protzenko leg., 1 3 ( YVC, as “ Heteronychia ancilla ”).

Remarks. Heteronychia belanovskyi was described based on the holotype 3 and 14 male paratypes, all deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Science, Kiev (Verves 1973: 946–947). I was not able to examine any of the type specimens, but the original description and illustrations are sufficiently detailed for H. belanovskyi to be considered a senior synonym of H. povolnyi .

Shortly after describing Heteronychia povolnyi, Mihályi (1979a) synonymized both the latter and Heteronychia belanovskyi with Heteronychia ancilla . However, Sarcophaga (H.) belanovskyi should be considered a valid species as it differs from S. (H.) ancilla by several features: usually larger size (5–6mm vs. 4–5mm); entirely or partly red epandrium (shiny black in S. ancilla ); cercus often with a sharply pointed tip (blunter in S. ancilla ); distiphallus ( Fig. 47 ): proximal part of harpes rounded, bulging; apical process of harpes much shorter than in S. ancilla ; juxta wider in apical view ( Fig. 48 ). Sarcophaga (H.) belanovskyi is possibly more closely related to S. (H.) armeniaca ( Rohdendorf, 1937) than it is to S. (H.) ancilla . Povolný (1996: 106) suggested that S. (H.) armeniaca and S. (H.) ancilla are conspecific, but this synonymy is not supported by the morphology of the material examined.

Figures

FIGURES 42 – 53. 42. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) thirionae (Lehrer), juxta (dorsal); specimen from Greece, Olympos (MMBC), scale bar 0.1 mm. 43 – 44. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) villeneuveana (Enderlein), specimen from France, Maury (CNBFVR). 43. Juxta (dorsal), scale bar 0.05 mm. 44. Distiphallus (ventral), scale bar 0.1 mm. 45 – 46. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) ancilla Rondani, scale bars 0.05 mm. 45. Distiphallus (lateral), specimen from France, Bouches-du-Rhône (NHRS). 46. Distiphallus (apical), specimen from Spain, Sierra de Boumort (ZMUC). 47 – 48. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) belanovskyi (Verves), specimen from Italy, Castelporziano (MZUR), scale bars 0.05 mm. 47. Distiphallus (lateral). 48. Distiphallus (apical). 49 – 50. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) chiquita (Peris et al.). 49. Cercus and surstylus, paratype from Spain, Pina de Ebro (UCME), scale bar 0.1 mm. 50. Juxta (lateral), holotype of Heteronychia morenita Peris et al., scale bar 0.05 mm. 51 – 53. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) croca Pape. 51. Cercus and surstylus, specimen from Croatia, Hvar (NHRS), scale bar 0.25 mm. 52 – 53. Specimen from Greece, Skotina (MMBC). 52. Pregonite, scale bar 0.05 mm. 53. Distiphallus (lateral), scale bar 0.1 mm.