Key to species of the genus Nyctellisca nom. nov. with description of Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae)

Abstract

Two replacement names are proposed in miltogrammine flesh flies: Nyctelliscina nomen novum for the subtribe Nyctellina Rohdendorf, 1967 and Nyctellisca nomen novum for the genus Nyctella Zimin, 1928 (nec Nyctella Reuter, 1905). Three new combinations for species names are proposed: Nyctellisca egregia (Zimin, 1928), n. comb.; Nyctellisca syczewskajae (Rohdendorf & Verves, 1980), n. comb.; and Nyctellisca zimini (Rohdendorf, 1961), n. comb. A new species, Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (♀), is described from Saudi Arabia. The new species is close to N. egregia (Zimin), but can be easily distinguished from the latter species by the presence of only 2 pairs of proclinate orb, almost straight dm–cu and an entirely yellow arista. A key to the four known species of the genus Nyctellisca is compiled.

To cite: Verves, Y.G. & Khrokalo, L.A. 2019. Key to species of the genus Nyctellisca nom. nov. with description of Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1): 137–142.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3593368
http://zoobank.org/References/CD893A28-6B44-4484-9B39-7E87245DC02F