A new species of Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Turkey

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Anatolia · Topics: Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Insect behavior and control techniques

A new species, Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) mersinensis sp. nov. is described from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The male terminalia are documented with line drawings, photographs and scanning electron microscope images. The species is compared with the two most similar species, Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) baudeti (Lehrer) and Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) theodori (Lehrer), both known from Israel. A key is provided to the western Palaearctic species of Pandelleisca Rohdendorf.

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