Sarcophaga Pterosarcophaga Ye, 1981

Wang, Chao, Sun, Haoran, Zhu, Weibing, Pape, Thomas, Liu, Qiyong & Zhang, Dong, 2022, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Chinese species of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1824 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae), ZooKeys 1108, pp. 141-159 : 141

Subgenus Sarcophaga Pterosarcophaga Ye, 1981

Pterosarcophaga Ye, 1981: 229. Type species: Pterosarcophaga emeishanensis Ye & Ni, 1981, by original designation.

Pterosacophaga : Ye 1981: 230. Incorrect original spelling of Pterosarcophaga , by First Reviser action of Ye (1982: 21).

Magnicauda Wei, 2005: 405. Type species: Magnicauda linjiangensis Wei, 2005, by original designation. Syn. nov.

Maginicauda : Wei 2005: 409. Incorrect original spelling of Magnicauda , by First Reviser action in the present paper.

Remarks.

Monotypic subgenera in Sarcophaga (sensu lato) are often erected for lack of evidence as to their phylogenetic relationships, and as such they convey little if any information. We prefer a classification based on similarities rather than on differences, and as Wei (2005) considered Magnicauda to be closely related to Pterosarcophaga due to the male cerci of the type species of both subgenera being expanded, wing-like, in lateral view, we are here treating the two nominal subgenera as synonyms.

Ye in Ye and Ni (1981) provided two different spellings: " Pterosarcophaga " (pp. 229, 232, 233) and " Pterosacophaga " (p. 230). By using only the spelling " Pterosarcophaga ", Ye (1982: 21) acted as First Reviser according to Article 24.2.4 of the Code.

Wei (2005) provided two different spellings: " Magnicauda " (pp. 404-406, 408) and " Maginicauda " (p. 409). Since then, the only mention of this genus-group name we have found is that of Verves (2020: 48); however, as only the spelling " Maginicauda " was used, the criteria of Article 24.2.3 for a First Reviser action were not fulfilled. Wei (2005) did not provide an explicit etymology, but the description of a remarkably broad male cercus is here taken to indicate that " Magnicauda " was the intended spelling. This is supported by the repeated use of this spelling, whereas the spelling " Maginicauda " was used only once. We herewith select " Magnicauda " to be the correct original spelling, by First Reviser action.