Apodacra idiopatica Verves et Khrokalo, 2020

Verves, Yu. G., 2020, Review Of Subtribe Apodacrina (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) Of Middle East With Descriptions Of Ten New Species, Zoodiversity 54 (3), pp. 183-204 : 188

Apodacra idiopatica Verves et Khrokalo , sp. n. ( fig. 6 )

Material. Type. Holotype: {: Israel: Ma`agan Mikha`el , 11.06.1985, leg. J. Kugler. Deposited in TAU.

D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s: Similar to A. dispar Villeneuve, 1916 in the presence of black oral setae and shortened postpedicel, differing by the black setae of gena and the absence of ctenidium on {hind tarsi.

Male. Body length 4.5 mm. — Head ( figs 6 , b–d). Head yellowish silver pollinose, frontal vitta in fore 2/3 yellow, almost without dusting, antenna and palp yellow, apical part of arista blackish. Frons at vertex 0.43×, at level of antennal base 0.33× head-width. Frontal vitta 3.5x× widened backwards, at level of fore orb 0.6× as wide as parafrontalia. Postpedicel 2.2× as long as pedicel, arista widened in basal 0.6. Parafacialia at level of antennal base 0.20×, gena 0.07× eye-height. Palp medium long, at apex widened. One regular row of porb; vte fine, 0.5× as long as vti; oc seta-like; fr 9–10, mid-long, in fore part of frons crossed; orb 1+3, strong; parafrontalia and parafacialia with microscopic yellow setae; below of vi several fine black oral setae present; gena in fore part with several black setae; hind part of gena and lower part of occiput with yellow setae. — Thorax ( fig. 6 , a) covered with short black setae, densely light grey pollinose, longitudinal stripes of mesonotum absent, scutellum entirely yellowish; acr 0+1; dc 2–3+4, only hind pair strong; ia 0–1+1; pprn 2; npl 2 (without setulae); kepst 1+1, katepisternum setaly. Scutellum with 3 pairs of strong marg, ds badly developed. — Wing ( fig. 6 , e) hyaline, basicosta and epaulett yellow. The petiolus of vein R 4+5 0.3× as long as r-m, vein R 4+5 bare, vein M right-angled, dm-cu s -like curved, the ratio of 3 rd and 5 th costal sections is 1: 2.5. — Legs ( fig. 6 , a) grey, knees yellow. 2 nd – 4 th tarsomeres of fore tarsi shortened, with numerous short d; t 2 with one long and one short ad. Hind tarsi without ctenidium. — Abdomen ( figs 6 , a, f) densely yellowish grey pollinose. 1+2 nd and 3 rd tergites without medio-marginal setae. 1+2 nd tergite with brownish median spot and widened brownish black lateral stripes; 3 rd tergite in hind 0.3 with small black median spot and brownish black lateral stripes, the distance between elements of pattern more than diameter of median spot; 4 th tergite with similar black pattern in hind 0.4, but the distance between elements equal to diameter of median spot; 5 th tergite in hind 2/3 with 3 black spots. Terminalia black, densely light pollinose.

F e m a l e. Unknown.

Etymology: The species epithet is an adjective formed from the Greek words, idios — peculiar, and pathos — suffering; in the medical literature this word refers to the phenomenon of unknown origin of some feature.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic: Asia: Israel.

Figures

Fig. 6. Apodacra idiopatica sp. n. (male): a — habitus in lateral view; b — head in profile; c — head in frontal view; d — head in dorsal view; e — wing; f — abdomen in dorsal view; g — label. Fig. 7. Apodacra melanura sp. n. (female): a — habitus in lateral view; b — head in profile; c — head in frontal view; d — head in dorsal view; e — wing; f — abdomen in dorsal view; g — label. Figs 8–9. Apodacra pulchra Egger. 8 (male): a —habitus in lateral view; b —head in profile; c —head in frontal view; d —head in dorsal view; e — fore leg in posterior view; f — wing and abdomen in lateral view; g — abdomen in dorsal view; h — Label. 9 (female): a —habitus in lateral view; b — abdomen in dorsal view; c — head in profile; d —head in frontal view; e —head in dorsal view; f — wing; g — label.