Three new species of Oxysarcodexia (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Peruvian Andes

Ramírez-Montano L.F.; Mulieri P.R. · Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina (2026) · DOI: 10.25085/rsea.850204

Resumen

Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 1917 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) is one of the largest New World genera of Sarcophaginae flesh flies. Three new species of Oxysarcodexia from Peru are described, O. aiapaec sp. nov., O. longistylata sp. nov. and O. excalibur sp. nov. The descriptions are based on the male external morphology and terminalia. Photographs of key morphological traits are provided to facilitate species identification and differentiation from their congeners. The new species are included in the key to Oxysarcodexia species. © RAMÍREZ-MONTANO & MULIERI 2026.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos