A new flesh fly species of Oxysarcodexia Townsend from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and redescription of Oxysarcodexia xon (Dodge, 1968)

Authors

  • Marco Antônio Menezes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4056-0286
  • Josenilson Rodrigues dos Santos Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-8541
  • Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-0952

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.43

Keywords:

Sarcophagidae, Neotropical, Taxonomy, Morphology

Abstract

A new Neotropical species of Oxysarcodexia Townsend (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, Oxysarcodexia digitata sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on male and female specimens. This new species resembles O. fraterna Lopes, O. nitida Soares & Mello-Patiu, O. notata Soares & Mello-Patiu, O. vittata (Walker), and O. xon (Dodge), but can be distinguished based on differences in phallic elements. Additionally, the male of Oxysarcodexia xon (Dodge, 1968) is redescribed and illustrated, its female is described for the first time, and new records is presented.

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Author Biographies

  • Marco Antônio Menezes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia).
    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Josenilson Rodrigues dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia).
    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

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2020-08-28

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Menezes, M. A., Santos, J. R. dos, & Mello-Patiu, C. A. de. (2020). A new flesh fly species of Oxysarcodexia Townsend from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and redescription of Oxysarcodexia xon (Dodge, 1968). Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 60, e20206043. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.43

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