SARCOPHAGID FAUNA (DIPTERA : SARCOPHAGIDAF ) OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Senior-White (1924), reported a total of eight species, viz., Sarcophaga peregrina R~· D.,· Sarcophaga ruficornis Fabricius, Sarcophaga dux Thomson, Sarcophaga albiceps Meigen, Sarcophaga knabi Parker, Sarcophaga orchidea Boettcher, Sarcophaga futilis Senior-White and Sarcophaga k ram eri Boettcher from Maharashtra. Nandi (1988) reported Thy rsocn ema (Pseudothyrsocnema) indica Shinonaga and Lopes from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. The author collected these flies from different parts of this state in 1990 and reported a total of twentyone species.


ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE FIGURES
ap-apical plate of paraphallus, lp-Iateral plate of paraphallus, p-paraphallus, a-styli of glans, t-theca of penis, v-ventralia of penis.
The type materials will be deposited in the National Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, in due course. SYSTEMATIC 20.vi. 1990. Head: Width of frons about half that of one eye; frontal vitta black, its width at narrowest point of frons about more than twice that of each parafrontal ; parafrontal and parafacial black with silvery pollen, the former with short scattered hairs, the latter with a now of 7 hairs near the eye margin ; antennae blackish-brown, reaching to about 0.85 distance to vibrissae, 1st and 2nd segments black with'short black hairs and 0.2 mm. Wings: Hyaline with brown veins; Rl bare; R 4 + 5 with a row of short setae located dorsally and extending up to two-thirds the distance from the basal node r-m and 5 short setae present on ventral surface of basal node of R 4 + 5 ; lrd costal segment greater than 5th, the latter with short spines along more than basal half of its anterior margin; costal spines stout; epaulet yellowish with short spines; basicostal scale brownish; squama whitish; halter brownish.
Legs: Black; fore femur with two rows of bristles along posterodorsal surface and a row of bristles along posterior margin of ventral surface ; fore tibia with a row of 3 bristles along basal one-third of anterodorsal surface and 1 bristle on posterodorsal surface at about one-third the distance from the distal end; mid femur with a row of bristles along anterolateral surface, a row of bristles along basal half of anteroventral surface and with comb-like spines along distal half of allteroventral and posteroventral surfaces, a row of long hairs along basal two-thirds of posteroventral surface and 1 bristle each on posterodorsal, posterolateral and posteroventral surfaces at about one-third the discance from the distal end; mid tibia with 1 bristle each on anterodorsal suaface at about one-third and two-thirds the distances from the distal end, a row of bristles along basal half of posterolateral surface and 1 bristle on posteroventral surface at about one-third the distance from the distal end; hind femur with 2 rows of bristles along anterolateral surface, a row of bristles along a.nteroventral surface at about one-third the distance from the distal end, 1 bristle each on posterodorsal and posterolateral surfaces at about one-fifth the di~tance from the distal end and with long hairs along ventral surface; hind tibia with 1 bristle each on anterovental and posteroventral surfaces at about one-third and two-thirds the distances from the basal end, 3 bristles along, posterodorsal surface at about three-fourths the distance from the basal end, 1 bristle on anteroventral surface at about one-third the distance ftom the distal end and with numerous long hairs along anterior and posterior margins of ventral surface.
Abdomen: Black with silvery checkered pattern; median marginal bristles on 2nd and 3rd abdominal tergites absent but 2nd with 2 and 3rd with 1 lateral marginal bristles; 4th tergite with 2 median marginal bristles; 5th with a row of 16 marginal bristles; 1st to 4th sternites with short hairs; 5th sternite v-shaped with long hairs and bearing two knob-like projections basally; 1st and 2nd genital segments brownish and without marginal bristles; inner forcep elongated, slightly curved, and pointed at end; outer forcep slightly elongated; anterior paramere elongated with slight projection at the mIddle; posterior paramere deeply curved at end, pointed and with single hair; theca shorter than paraphallus, both are sclerotised ; apical plate of paraphallus curved, pointed at end; lateral plate of paraphallus blunt at end; ventralia elongated and membranous.
Remarks: This species closely resembles Kozlovea cavangarei Nandi but differs from it by the structures of apical plate of paraphallus and ventralia as well. Head: Width of frons about two-fifths that of one eye; frontal vitta black, its width at narrowest point of frons about less than each parafrontal; parafrontal and parafacial black with golden pollen, the former with short scattered h~irs, the latter with a row of 6 short black hairs near the eye margin; antennae blackish-brown, reaching to about 0.8 distance to vibrissae, 1st and 2nd segments black with black hairs, ~he 'latter with 1 long hair, 3rd segment black with silvery pollen, its length about ~ree times that of the 2nd; arista long plumose along basal two-thirds; facial ridge brownish with golden pollen and with few short hairs; frontal bristles 10, upper 2 reclinate, lower 2below base of antennae and reaching to a bout half of the 2nd antennal segment, rest cruciate and directed forwards; gena black with very short black hairs and with golden pollen; post gena black with long greyish hairs; outer 37 vertical absent; inner vertcal well developed; post vertical short, half the length of inner vertical; ocellar triangle black with short black hairs; two rows of regular postocular setae besides postocular cilia, rest of the area with black and white hairs; palpi slender, black; proboscis blackish • . . . O.lmm.
Thorax: Black with three black longitudinal stripes; ac 0 + 1 ; dc 5 + 5 (post. de stout) ; ia 0+ 2 ; ps 1 ; h 3 ; ph 3 ; np 3 ; sa 3 ; pq 2 ; 8t 1 + 1 + 1 ; mpl 6 ; hpl 9 ; upper part of propleura bare with silvery pollen; prostigmatic and propleural bristles well developed and accompanied with short hairs; pro-and mesothoracic spiracles brownish; apicoscutellar and discoscutellar bristles well developed, 1 pair each, the former is longer; lateroscutellar bristles 2 pairs, Wings: Hyaline with brown veins; Rl bare; R 4 + 5 with a row of short setae located dorsally and extending up to two-thirds the distance from the basal node to r-m and 4 short setae present on ventral surface of basal node of R 4 + 5 ; 3rd costal segment greater than the 5th, the latter with spines along basal half of its anterior margin; costal spines almost stout; basicostal scale yellowish; epaulet black with short spines; squama whitish; halter brown.
Legs: Black; fore femur with two rows of bristles along posrerodorsal surface and a row of bristles along posterior margin of ventral surface; fore tibia with a row of 3 short bristles along basal one-third of anterodorsal furface, 1 short bristle on posterodorsal surface and 1 on posterolateral surface at about one-third the distance from the distal end; mid femur with a row of 3 short bristles along one-third of anterolateral surface from basal end; a row of short setae along anteroventral and posteroventral surfaces at about one-third the distance from the distal end, 2 long bristles each on posterodosal and posterolateral surfaces on distal end and with long hairs posteroventrally along basal half; mid tibia with 2 bristles medially on anterolateral surface, 3 bristles along posterodorsal surface on basal one-third, 1 bristle each on posterodorsal, anteroventral and posterolateral surfaces at about one-third the distance from the distal end; hind femur with 2 rows of bristles along anterolateral surface, a row of bristles along anterior and posterior margins of ventral surface and 1 bristle on distal part of posterodorsal surface; hind tibia with a row of bristles along anterodorsal surface, 3 bristles along posterodorsal surface on two-thirds the distance from the basal end, 1 bristle on anteroventral surface at about one-fourth the distance from the distal end and with long hairs along anterior and posterior margins of ventral surface.
Abdomen: Black with silvery checkered pattern; median marginal bristles on 2nd and 3rd abdominal tergites absent but each with 1 lateral marginal bristle; 4th tergite with a pair of median and 3 lateral marginal bristles; 5th tergite with a row of 18 marginal bristles; 1st to 3rd sternites with tuft of short hairs; 4th and 5th sternites with short hairs basally and numerous short spines distally; 1st and 2nd genital segments brown and without marginal bristles; inner forcep almost straight, curved at end, beak-shaped and provided with long hairs on subbasal end: outer forcep elongated with long hairs; anterior paramere slightly curved at end; posterior paramere slightly curved at end and without hairs; theca shorter than paraphallus, both are sclerotised ; apical plate of paraphallus elongated; ventralia long, broad with five elongated branched processes and two subbasal spinous projections ; styli of glans short and trilobed.