Ravinia sueta (Wulp, 1895)

Sarcophaga sueta Wulp, 1895: 268 .

Distribution: Nearctic, Neotropical – Argentina (Buenos Aires), Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Nayarít, Tabasco), Peru.

Material studied: Buenos Aires: 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ Balcarce, Balcarce, I.2005 on faeces, Torretta leg. (ANLIS); 6 Ψ Olivos, Vicente Lopez, IX.1951 (ANLIS); 4 ɗ, 16 Ψ Campana, Campana, III.2003, Mariluis leg. (ANLIS); 3 ɗ Basural Tapado, Campana, XI.1998, Mariluis leg. (ANLIS); 1 ɗ Villa Elisa, La Plata, III.1980 Mariluis leg. (ANLIS); 1 Ψ Villa Elisa, La Plata, II.1982, Mariluis leg. (ANLIS); 1 Ψ Burzaco, Alte. Brown, VIII.2001, Mulieri leg. (ANLIS); 1 ɗ Carlos Casares, Pdo. C. Casares, II.2007 on faeces, Torretta leg. (ANLIS).

Remarks: A good illustration of the male terminalia was provided by Blanchard (1942a) and Lopes (1946b, 1973b). The female was described by Blanchard (1942a) but not illustrated.

Biology: The adults of this species were captured principally on faeces according to previous findings (Mulieri et al. 2008) and the present study. Larvae of this species were recorded feeding on sarcophagid larvae ( Oxysarcodexia) in horse dung (Hernandez 1992).