Two new species of Sarcophaga s. lat. from Thailand with a key to species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae).
During a distribution survey of flies of medical importance around northern Thailand, we discovered two new species of flesh fly Sarcophaga (s. lat.) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) that also are new to science. The species are Sarcophaga nanensis sp. nov. and Sarcophaga kiyokoae sp. nov. Adults of the former species was recovered from Pua River of Nan province (19 degrees 12'29" N, 100 degrees 56' 36" E) 442 m in northern Thailand, whereas the latter species was collected around Kuang River (19 degrees 0'3" N, 99 degrees 17'16" E) 551 m of the lowland forests of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Although these two sarcophagid flies showed similarity in their male terminalia in having large aedeagi and rounded juxta, illustrations of the sternite 5, cercus, surstylus, and anterolateral margin of the aedeagus allow differentiation between them. A key is provided to the adult males of the flesh flies of medical importance in Thailand.
Chaiwong
Tarinee
T
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Sukontason
Kom
K
Sukontason
Kabkaew L
KL
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand