Blaesoxipha (Blaesoxipha) opifera (Coquillett, 1892)

Sarcophaga opifera Coquillett, 1892: 22 .

Sarcophagulopsis trigonophymi Blanchard, 1939: 798 . Opsophyto arteagai Blanchard, 1939: 840 .

Teprhromyiella piauhyensis Lopes & Alves, 1988: 937 .

Distribution: Nearctic, Neotropical – Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Rioja, San Juan, Santa Fe), Brazil (Piauí, São Paulo), Cuba, Mexico (Chiapas), Paraguay.

Type material examined: Lectotype ɗ of Opsophyto arteagai Blanchard, designated by Pape (1994), La Colina, Gral. Lamadrid, Buenos Aires, II.1937 (MACN); Lectotype Ψ of Sarcophagulopsis trigonophymi Blanchard, designated by Pape (1994), La Colina, Gral. Lamadrid, Buenos Aires, II.1937 (MACN); paralectotypes 2 Ψ of Sarcophagulopsis trigonophymi Blanchard, designated by Pape (1994), Bahia Blanca, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, 8.II.1927.

Remarks: Good illustrations of the male terminalia can be found in Blanchard (1939) (as Opsophyto arteagai Blanchard) and Pape (1994). The female terminalia were described and illustrated by Lopes & Alves (1988).

Biology: Host. Orthoptera, Acridoidea: Dichroplus elongatus (Giglio-Tos), D. maculipennis (Blanchard), Rhammatocerus sp., Schistocerca cancellata (Serville), S. paranaensis (Burmeister) (Salavin 1958; Blanchard & De Santis 1975; Lopes & Alves 1988). For an exhaustive bibliography list of host records and biology see Pape (1994).