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NOTES ON FLIES OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE IN JAPAN

Part XVI. Three New
Species of the Genus Meimde
(Calliphoridae,
Diptera) from Japan
By
'=.,.

Rokuro Kano*

+2, humerals 3, posthumerals 2, presuturals

1. Melinda itoi n. sp
1, supraalars 3, and sternopleurals 1+1; me-
Japanese
name: Ito-kokurobae sothoracic spirac]e with yellowish brown pile;
Body length: 5 to 8mm metathoracic spiracle dark brown.
Wings:Hyaline, infuscated toward base
MALE
and basicostabrown, subcostal sclerite
costa;

Head : Eyes contiguous and covered with brown and with ]ightbrown pile; squamae and
short sparse minute hairs; frontal
vitta blackish halterlightbrown ; dorsalsurfaces of squamae
brown; parafacialscovered
parafrontals and bare.
with silvery pollen; faceyellow or light brown ; Legs: Femora and tarsi black,
tibiae brown;
facialridge and anterior part of bucca reddish fore tibia with a row ef short anterodorsal
brown; frontalbristles 8 pairs; bucca black bristles
and 1 posterolateralbristle; mid tibia
and silverly po11inoseand with numerous black with 1 ventral bristle,
2 anterolateral bristles,
hairs;buccaabout eye height;facial
one-fourth 1 posterodorsal bristle and 2 posterolateral
ridge with black bristles;
several postocular btistles ; hind tibia with a row of anterodorsal
setae black; metacephalon with numerous black bristles, 1 to 3 fineanteroventral bristlesand 2
hairs; hairson occiput longand yellow ; anten- (rarely 3 or 4) posterodorsal bristles,
･-;
nae blackish brown, anterior surfdce of 2･nd Abdomen: With black and silvery grey
segment and base of 3rd reddish brown, 3rd checkered pattern; 3rd tergite (2ndvisible ter-
segment 2,5 times as long as 2nd; arista gite)with long marginal bristles
; sternites and
blackishbrown; basal two-thirds of arista genitaliaas Figs. 1-6.
feathered;proboscis black;palpi orange.
'Propleuron
Thorax: with fineyellowish FEMALE
white hairs; scutum and scutellum blackand
Characteristicsof head similar to those ef
covered with greyish white pollen; scutum
male, but fronsthe sarne width as one eye and
with5 black longitudinalstripes ; acrostichal$
with two reclinate ±
ronto-orbital bristles
; euter
2 (rarely
1)+3, dorsocentrals2+3, intraalars 1
vertical bristle
well develeped.
'
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: Dept. of Medical Zoelogy, School of Characteristics
of thorax similar to those of
Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University. male.

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Fig. 1. Firstto fifthsternites of male of Jt itoi

Fig. 2. Hindview of forceps of M itoi

Fig. 3. Lateral view of fercepsef M itoi
Fig. 4. fiaculatory apodeme of M itoi
Fig. 5. Parameres of ML itoi
Fig. 6. Phallosome of Ml itoi
Fig. 7. Firstto fifthsternites of female of Jt ito
Fig. 8. Tergitesof ovipositor of M itoi
Fig. 9. Sternitesof evipositor ef M itoi
Fig. 10. Spermatheca of Jt i;toi

Characteristicsof abdomen similar to those by the author. 4 3 females; Toda-

males and

of male, except for sternites and genitalia. machi, Saitama Prefecture;July 10, 1959;
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Sternites, eviposltor and spermatheca are as collected by the author. 12 males ; Todoroki-
Figs.7-10. cho, Tokyo; March 15, 1961. 1 male; Nobe-
Localities: Honshu <Tokyo,Saitama and oka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu ; Au-
Osaka) gust 16, 1957; collected by KiyotoshiKaneko.
Shikoku (Ehime) Remarks : This species isdedicated to Dr.
Kyushu <Oita, Miyazaki) ShushiroIto,Professor of the Osaka Municipa1
Holotype : Male, Seto-cho, Ehime Prefec- University,whe is performing the ecelegical
ture, Shikoku; July25, 1960 ; co]lected by the study of this species. This species is found
author, in eollection of Tokyo Medical and from February to October,especially common
Dental University .Female,
in March and April, Bionomics of this speeies
Allotype : Mt, Suishi,Oita Pre- will be published by Dr. S. Itoin near future.
fecture,Kyushu ; October29, 1961; collected Differentiationfrom related species is shown
by the author, in collection of Tokyo Medical in Table 1.
and Dental University.
Paratypes : 2 males, the same data as 2. Melindd oka2akii n. sp.
holotype.2 males and 1 female, the same data
as allotype. 12 rnales; Takeda City, eita Japanese
name: Okazaki-kokurobae
Body length: 8 to 9mm
Prefecture, Kyushu ; April 4, 1961; collected

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greyish pollen ; scutum

white with 5 black
MALE dorsocen-
longitudinalstripes ; acrostichals 2+3,
Head: Eyes contiguous and covered with trals 2+3, intraalars 1+2, posthumerals 2,
shert sparse minute hairs; fronta1
vitta blackish presuturals1, humerals 3, supraalars 3, ster-
brown; parafrontals and parafacials covered nopleurals 1+1 ; mesothoracic spiracle usually
'with silvery blackishbrown;
pollen ; faceyellow or light brown ; with black pile and rarely
'facialridge brown or black.
'brown;frontal
and anterior part of bucca reddish metatheracic spiracle blackish
bristles more than ten;bucca Wings: Hyaline,infuscatedtoward base
'black
and silverly pollinose and with numerous and costa; basicosta and subcostal sclerite bro-
black hairs;buccaabout one-third eye height; wn; squamae and halteryellowish brown,
'facialridge black bristles; dorsalsurfaces ef squamae bare.
with severai pQst-
･ocularsetae black;metacephalon withn umerous Legs: Femora orange, but distalone-third
'1"ack
hairs; hairson occiput longand yellow ; of ventral surfaces btack; tibiae orange; tarsi
,antennae blackish brown ; 3rd segment 2 times black;foretibia with a row of shert antero-
.as long as 2nd; arista blackish brown; basal dorsalbristlesand 1 posterolateral bri$tle ; mid
,two-thiTds of arista feathered
; proboscis black; tibia with 1 ventral bristle, 1 posterodorsal
palPi brown. bristleand 1 anterolateral bristle ; hindtibja
Thorax : Propleuronwith fine black hairs; with a row of anterodorsal bristles,2 antero-
fscutum .nnd scutellum blackand covered with ventrar bristles
and 2 posterodorsalbristles.

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Fig. ILFig.Firstto fifthsternites of male of n･t oka2akii
12. Hind view of forcepsof okaxakii ,Yl

Fig. 13. Lateral view of forcepsof A41 okaxakii

Fig. 14. IIljaculatoryapodeme of Jt oka2ahii
Fig. 15. Parameres of Ml okaxafeii
Fig, 16, Phallosome of Ml okaxakii
Fig. 17. Firstto fifthsternites ef female of M. oka2akii
Fig. 18. Tergitesof ovipositor of M: okaxakii

Fig. 19. Sternitesof ovipositor of M okaxakii

Fig. 20. Spermatheca ef Jt oka=akii

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Abdoinen: VV'ith black and silvery grey entomology for over 60 years and collectedi

checkered pattern; 3rd tergite (2nd visible seme specimens of this species. This species

tergite) with long marginal bristles

; sternites is feund in spring fall,
but is not so com-
and

and genitaliaas Figs. 11-16. mon. Differentiationfrom related species is･

shown in Table 1.
FEMALE
Characteristic$of head similar to those of 3. Melinda tsukamotoi n. sp.

male, but width of fronsfive-sixths of that of Japanese

name: Tsukamoto-kokurobae
one eye and with two reclinate fronto-orbitaL Body length: 6 to 10 mm
bristles
; outer vertical bristleswell developed.
Characteristics of thorax similar to those of
MAI.E
male. }Iead: Eyes contiguous and covered with･

Characteristics of abdomen similar to those short sparse hairs; frontalvitta

minute blackish
of male,except forsternites and genita]ia. brown or brown;
reddish parafrontals and
Sternites,ovipositor and spermatheca are as parafacials covered with silvery pollen; face-
Figs. 17-20. yellow ; facial ridge and anterior part of bucca
Localities
: Honshu CTokyo, Nagano) reddish brown; frontal bristles 8 to 12; bucca
Kyushu (Oita) blackand silverly pollinoseand with numerous･
Holotype Male ; Mt. Suishi,Oita Prefec-
: black hairs; bucca about one-fourth eye height;
ture, Kyushu, OctoE)er 27, 1961; collected by facialridge with several blackbristles
; post-
the author in of Tokyo A{edicaland black; metacephalon with numerous ･
; collection ocular setae

Dental University. blackhairs; hairson occiput long and yellow;

AIIotype : Female; the same dataasholotype antennae blackishbrown, apex of Lnd segment
Paratypes: 4 males; Tokyo; March 29, and ofbase
3rd segment orange or reddish

1961 (1 male) and April 4, 1961 (3 males); brown ; arista brown or blackish brown ; basal
collected by TsunetaroOkazaki. 1 female; Ina three-fourths of arista feathered; proboscis
City, Nagano Prefecture,Honshu; May 10, black; palpi yellow.
1958; collected by HitoshiTang.e. Thorax: Propleuron with fine black or
Remarks : This species isdedicated to Mr. yellow hairs; scutum and scute!lum black and
TsunetaroOkazaki.who has been a student of covered with greyish white pollen; scutum with

Table 1. Differentiation
of closelv ' related six species.of the genus JVfelinda
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black.but and femora and
Legs sotnetmles tarsi black, tibiae orange, black black'/ black
femora vellowfemora 1 tibiae brown. tars{ black

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･5 black longitudinal$tripes l sometimes hume-
rus and apex of scutellum yellow; acrostichals

2+3, dersocentrals
2+3, intraalars
1+3, pos-
thumerals 2, presuturals1, humerals 3, supra-
alars 3, sternopleurals 1+1; mesothoracic

spiracle with orange pile ; metathoracic spiracle

blackishbrown. .t.,
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Wings : Hyaline; baseof wing
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costal cell, subcostal cel],
yellow and
dark brown, namely,
2nd basalcell and
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Fig.
24

,3rd basalcell yellow, and marginal 23

cell dark
brown. Basicostaand subcostal sclerite brown ; Fig25
･squamae ye]low or light brown and bare.
Legs: AH black,but sometimes femora
.yellow and distal one-third of ventral surfaces

black;some specimens in between. Fore tibia

with a row of short anterodorsal bristles and 1 /K
'ihFig
posteroventral bristle, mid tibia with 1 ventral Flg.22
bristle,1 posterodorsalbristle and 1 anterola-
teral bristlqmid tibia also with 2 posterola- 26
teral bristles : hind tibia with a row of antero-
･dorsal brist]es, 2 posterodorsal bristles and :1
fine anteroventral bristles.
Abdomen: With black and silvery grey Fi& 21
･checkered pattern, but sometimes abdominal Fig. 21. First to fifthsternites of male of
tergites yellewishbrown, except f6r median M tsttktvnotoi
and distalpart. Sternitesblack or yellow. Fig. 22. Hind view of forceps of Al tsttktimotoi
Fig. 23. I.ateralview of forcepsof
Sternites
and genitalia as Figs.Llm26. ?Lt tsuktiviotoi
FEMALE F,ig.L4. I!ljaeulatory
apodeme of ltdltsuk.mioloi
Fig. 25. Pararneres of JTILtsitktvnotoi
Characteristics of femalesimilar to those of Fig. 26. Phallosome of AZ tsttktvizotoi
,male, except forfrontalwidth, reclinate fronto-
･erbitalbristles, brist]es,
outer vertical abdominal October28, 1961; collected by the author. 2
sternites and genitalia. Frontalwidth is five- males ; Mt Suishi ; April 5, 1961, collected by
sixths of eye width. Two reclinate fronto-orbital the author. 3 males and 4 females: Arita,
and outer vertical bristleswell developed. Saga Prefecture,Kyushu; April 14, I958;
Sternites and genitalia are as Figs. Lt7'30. collected by the and
authorTeruhiko Tsuka-
Localities: Honshu (Gumma) moto, 3 males; Mt, Bizan, Tokushima Pre-
Shikoku (Tokushima) fecture,Shikoku; April 9, 1961; collected by
Kyushu (Saga,Oita) the author. 2 males and one female: Hagi,
Holotype : Male; Mt. Suishi, Oita Prefec- Yamaguchi Prefecture,Honshu ; November 4,
ture, Kyushu ; October 29, 1961 ; col]ected by 1958; collected by Susumu Ueda. 1 male;
the author; in collection of Tokyo Medical and Hatomachi Toge, Oze, Gumma Prefecture,
Dental University. Honshu;July 7, 1951; co]lected by Hitoshi
Allotype: Female; the same data as holo- Hasegawa.
type. Remarks: This species isdedicated
to Dr.
Paratypes: 11 males and 25 females;the Teruhiko Tsukamoto, is a
･same dataas holotype.2 males who author's friend
and 35 fema- and collected many specimens of this species
Ies;Mt. Suishi; October 27, 1961;collected This
with the author. species is relatively
by the author, 4 males ; Mt. Suishi; October common in fall in southwestern
spring anel
25, 1961 ; collected by the author 5 males and part of Japan. The specimens found in spring
/2 females; Mt. Kuju, OitaPrefecture,K yushu ; have blackbodies and legs,but those found in

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types ef them found in summer

9
mediate are

and froinrelated
fall. Differentiation species･

6
is shown in Tabie 1.

Afelinda

w
,W
Key to three new species of

1) Tibiae black, anterior dark

O
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part of wing

g's･i brQwn tsukamotoi

..,..............,,....,,.....M.

Tibiaeyeliow or brown, base of wing light

!Fi(,
,Ag''. brown or yellow .....,.........,,....,.,...(L)
itoi
L) Femora black..,...,,,,........,,..........A{

S Femora yellow

ACKNOVLrr.EDGEMENT
or orange.,.......M. oha2aki'i'

FIs30 The author wishes to express his slncerest ap-

preciation to Dr. F. Zumpt, a staff member of the･-

South African Institute for Medical Research, Mr.

hditl Tsunetaro Okazaki, Prof. Shushiro [te,Dr. Teru･
i2-i hiko Tsukamoto, Mr. Susumu Ueda. Mr. Hltoshi.
,:ec.'
{illll Hasegawa and Mr. Aklra Shimazoe for their valu-･
able help.
S,-lx..,,,,,1,,
LITERATURE
Fig.27 F,g 28 Fig 29 1/ Hall,D. G. c,1948' : The blowfiies of North A-
merica. -21 Horl, K. : Finding of Afelinda
/11961/

Fig. 27. Firstto fifthsternites of female of Konchu,

M tsukamotoi ?usilla Meigen from Japan JapaneseF. /11in

Fig. 28. Tergitesof ovipositor of Sth tsttkamotoi Vol. 29, No. 3. p. 194. -3' Senior-White,R,,
Fig. 29. Sternites
of ovipositor of Ml tsukamotoi Aubertln,D. and Smart, J. `,1940/: The fauna of
Fig, 30. Spermatheca of A･t tsttkamotoi BritishIndia,Diptera A. X'ol. V!. Family Callipho-
ridae. -4) Zurnpt, F. [,I956': Die Fliegen der
fallhave usually yellow femora, yellow humerus paraearktischen Region c.Erwin LLndner// Lief. 190,

Some inter- 191, 193.

andi yellow pattern of abdomen.

DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF SARCOPHAGID FLIES

(DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE) FROM KOREA
By

Soung Ho Park

During the period from April of 1959 to Professorof Tokyo Medical and DentalUni-
September of 1961, the author had made an verslty.

intensive collection of frorn

flies Korea totaling The author will describetwo new specieF.,

5,892 specimens of S2zrcophaga. in this paper,

A close examination of the specimens reve-
1. SareQphaga kanoi n. sp.
aled that three speeies of Sarcophaga were new
Korean name: KdnaP-shuapali
and one of these species was published in the
JapaneseJournal SanitaryZoology (Vol,XII,
ef MALE
No. 2) in collaboration with Dr. Rokuro, Kano,
Body Iength: 10 to 15mm
*
Neung-Inn High Scliool,
*FIII'bl
: Taegu, Korea. Head: Front about 1!2(26:45) as wide as,

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