Contribution to the Diversity of the Genus Sarcophaga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): Checklist, Species Distribution, and New Records for Greece

The current study presents new records and an updated checklist of the genus <i>Sarcophaga</i> (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) for Greece. The records were compiled from published literature, identification of newly collected material obtained through passive (trapping) and active (hand collecting, net sweeping) sampling conducted between 2018 and 2024, and the examination of material from two museum collections: Entomological Collection of the Goulandris Natural History Museum (1983-1987) and the Melissotheque of the Aegean (2004-2024). After the examination of 927 male specimens from 108 localities and the synthesis of the available literature, a total of 72 species distributed across 18 subgenera were documented. Among these, <i>Sarcophaga ferox</i> (Villeneuve, 1908) and <i>Sarcophaga anaces</i> (Walker, 1849) are newly records for Greece, while <i>Sarcophaga beckiana</i> (Lehrer, 1996) represents the first documented occurrence of the species in Europe. The findings represent the most contemporary contribution to the understanding of the species diversity and distribution of the genus <i>Sarcophaga</i> in Greece.