Nyctella egregia, (Zimin, 1928), 2019

Verves, Yuri G. & Khrokalo, Liudmyla 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), pp. 137-142 : 138-139

Key to species of the genus Nyctellisca

1 M obtuse-angled, without appendix; one horizontal row of 4–5 kepst ..............2

‒ M acute-angled, with appendix; two horizontal rows of 4–5 upper and 1–2 lower pairs of kepst ......................................................................................................3

2 5–7 pairs of proclinate orb; dm–cu distinctly curved; thickened part of arista brown. ♀. 2.0–3.0 mm. [ Uzbekistan] ......... N. egregia ( Zimin, 1928) , n. comb .

‒ 2 pairs of proclinate orb; dm–cu almost straight; arista entirely yellow. ♀. 2.7 mm. [ Saudi Arabia]....................................................................... N. chureisica n. sp .

3 M connected with vein R 4 +5 transversely; 3 rd costal section at most 0.25× as long as 4 th costal section; basal widened part of arista brownish grey. Abdomen dark, slightly silver-grey dusted, each tergite with shining black rounded median spot and a pair of chatoyant dark lateral spots. ♂. 3.0 mm. [ Iran: Beluchistan ] .............................................................. N. zimini ( Rohdendorf, 1961) , n. comb .

‒ M connected with vein R 4 +5 obliquely; 3 rd costal section at least 0.33× as long as 4 th costal section; basal widened part of arista dark yellow. Abdomen light, intensely bronze-yellow dusted, each tergite with small chatoyant median spot only. 3.2 mm. ♂. [ Mongolia]............................................................................... .................................. N. syczewskajae ( Rohdendorf & Verves, 1980) , n. comb .