Abstract
Oxysarcodexia cocaissp. nov. from Brazil is described and illustrated based on male specimens collected in a babassu palm forest in the state of Maranhão. The remarkable elongated surstylus (as long as cercus) and U-shaped male sternite 5 distinguishes the new species from other species in the genus. In addition, Oxysarcodexia nitidaSoares & Mello-Patiu, 2010Soares, W.F., Mello-Patiu, C.A., 2010. Two new Neotropical species of the genus Oxysarcodexia Townsend (Diptera, Sarcophagidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 54, 72-75. is recorded for the first time from Brazil, and Oxysarcodexia adunca Lopes, 1975 is a new record from the Brazilian Amazon.
Keywords:
Calyptratae; Oestroidea; Sarcophaginae; Flesh fly