Argyra, Macquart, 1834

Pollet, M. A. A., Brooks, S. E. & Cumming, J. M., 2004, Catalog Of The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Of America North Of Mexico, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2004 (283), pp. 1-114 : 18-20

Genus ARGYRA Macquart, 1834

PORPHYROPS Meigen, 1824: 45 . Type species: Musca diaphana Fabricius , designation by Curtis, 1835: pl. 541. Application to the I.C.Z.N. to suppress Porphyrops in favor of established usage of Argyra is necessary; see notes in Robinson (1970b) and Dyte & Smith (1980: 458).

ARGYRA Macquart, 1834: 456 . Type species: Musca diaphana Fabricius [Palearctic], designation by Rondani, 1856: 141.

LEUCOSTOLA Loew, 1857a: 39 . Type species: Dolichopus vestitus Wiedemann , by monotypy.

NOTES: Argyra is known from all realms except Australasia and Oceania, but is most diverse in the northern hemisphere. Adults are hygrophilous and are frequently encountered on moist soil and herbaceous foliage near water, especially running water. Males, in particular, have silver pruinosity and resemble silvery flashes when in flight.

REFERENCES: Van Duzee (1925d; rev.); Robinson (1964; key, eastern U.S.).

albicans Loew, 1861a: 45 . ST in MCZ. Type locality: USA: DC. DISTRIBUTION: NE and MN to QC, s. to KS and GA (IA, TN, DC, VA, NC, SC) [ Robinson (1964); Harmston & Rapp (1983)].

quadriplagiatus (Harris), 1835: 597 ( Porphyrops ); nomen nudum.

albicoxa Van Duzee, 1925d: 30 . HT in CNC. Type locality: CAN: QC, Hull. DISTRIBUTION: NE, IA, QC, NY [ Robinson (1964); Harmston & Rapp (1983)].

albiventris Loew, 1864b: 128 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: AK, Sitka. DISTRIBUTION: AK s. to OR and UT.

aldrichi Johnson, 1904: 18 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: NJ, Long Branch, Shrewsbury River, Goose Neck. DISTRIBUTION: MA to SC (RI, CT, NJ) [ Robinson (1964)].

angustata Van Duzee, 1925d: 10 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: ME, Mount Desert, Echo Lake. DISTRIBUTION: WI, NY, ME, MA [ Robinson (1964)].

argentiventris Van Duzee, 1925d: 15 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: CA, Mono Lake.

barbipes Van Duzee, 1925d: 11 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: CA, Redwood City.

basalis Van Duzee, 1932c: 186 . HT in CAS. Type locality: USA: NY, Little Valley. DISTRIBUTION: NY, SC.

bimaculata Van Duzee, 1925d: 19 . HT in CNC. Type locality: CAN: QC, Hull. DISTRIBUTION: OR to QC and ME, s. to NE, IL, and MA [ Robinson (1964); Harmston & Rapp (1983)].

brevipes Van Duzee, 1925d: 11 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: LA, Opelousas.

calceata Loew, 1861a: 47 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: ‘‘Middle States’’. DISTRIBUTION: ON to QC, s. to IN and PA (IA, OH, NY, VT, ME, NH, MA) [ Robinson (1964)].

calcitrans Loew, 1861a: 46 . ST in MCZ. Type locality: USA: NY. DISTRIBUTION: ON to ME, s. to IA, IN, and SC (TN, NY, MA, RI, CT, NJ, VA, NC) [ Robinson (1964)].

californica Van Duzee, 1925d: 26 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: CA, Los Angeles.

ciliata Van Duzee, 1924f: 5 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: AK, Fairbanks.

cingulata (Loew), 1861a: 53 ( Leucostola ). HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: DC. DISTRIBUTION: KS to ME, s. to LA and FL (IN, NY, NJ, DC, VA) [ Robinson (1964)].

condomina Harmston & Knowlton, 1946c: 137 . HT in?USNM. Type locality: USA: UT, Wolf Creek Pass. DISTRIBUTION: OR, ID, MT, UT, CO, SD.

currani Van Duzee, 1925d: 24 . ST in CNC (9), CAS (3), NYSM (2). Type locality: CAN: QC, Hull. DISTRIBUTION: ON, MI, QC.

cylindrica Loew, 1864b: 132 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: AK, Sitka. DISTRIBUTION: AK, WA, CA.

dakotensis Harmston & Knowlton, 1939c: 85 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: SD, Pineridge. DISTRIBUTION: UT, SD.

fasciventris Van Duzee, 1930a: 2 . HT in AMNH. Type locality: USA: CT, Avon, Avon Old Farms. DISTRIBUTION: NF, NS, CT, WV [ Bissett (1987); Vockeroth (personal commun.)].

femoralis Van Duzee, 1925d: 16 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: CA, Los Angeles flavicornis Van Duzee, 1925d: 35 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: KS, Lawrence. DISTRIBUTION: NE, KS, MO, LA [ Harmston & Rapp (1983)].

flavicoxa Van Duzee, 1925d: 39 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: FL, Daytona.

flavipes Van Duzee, 1925d: 34 . LT designated by Arnaud (1979: 235) in CAS. Type locality: USA: MD, Plummer Is. DISTRIBUTION: IA, IN, TN, NY, MD [ Robinson (1964)].

grayi Robinson, 1964: 143 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: SC, Spartanburg Co., nr Pacolet, on property of C.D. Gray.

hirta Van Duzee, 1925d: 7 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: CO, Tennessee Pass.

idahona Harmston & Knowlton, 1946c: 138 . HT in?USNM. Type locality: USA: ID, Sandpoint.

inaequalis Van Duzee, 1925d: 40 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: IN, Lafayette. DISTRIBUTION: IN, TN.

involuta Van Duzee, 1925d: 38 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: IN, Lafayette. DISTRIBUTION: SD, IN.

johnsoni Van Duzee, 1925d: 37 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: NJ, Shark River. DISTRIBUTION: IA, IL, TN, PA, NJ, NC, SC, FL [ Robinson (1964)].

medusae Gosseries, 1988: 305 ; n. name for Argyra abdominalis (Say) . Type locality: USA: IN .

abdominalis (Say), 1829 –1830: 170 (also in LeConte, 1859: 362) ( Dolichopus ); preocc. by Dolichopus abdominalis Fallén, 1823 , now Neurigona . ST destroyed. Type locality: USA: IN.

minuta Loew, 1861a: 46 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: DC. DISTRIBUTION: IA and IN to ON and VT, s. to DC (OH, NY, PA, MA, NJ) [ Robinson (1964)].

nigricoxa Van Duzee, 1925d: 26 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: OH, Sugar Grove. DISTRIBUTION: IA, IN, OH, ON, VA, SC.

nigripes Loew, 1864b: 127 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: AK, Sitka. DISTRIBUTION: AK, WA and ID, s. to CA.

nigriventris Van Duzee, 1925d: 14 . HT in CAS. Type locality: USA: WA, Clallam Co., Forks. DISTRIBUTION: WA, MT.

obscura Van Duzee, 1925d: 36 . HT in CAS. Type locality: USA: NH, Mount Washington.

robusta Johnson, 1906: 59 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: CAN: QC, Vaudreuil. DISTRIBUTION: ID and UT to QC and ME (MT, WY, IA, IL, NY, SD) [ Robinson (1964)].

scutellaris Van Duzee, 1925d: 12 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: OR, Forest Grove. DISTRIBUTION: OR, ID.

sericata Van Duzee, 1925d: 28 . HT in MCZ. Type locality: USA: ME, Machias. DISTRIBUTION: IA, IN, QC, ME, MA.

setipes Van Duzee, 1925d: 31 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: NY, Colden. DISTRIBUTION: ON to MA, s. to NC (NY, PA, VT, NJ, VA) [ Robinson (1964)].

similis Harmston & Knowlton, 1940d: 58 . HT in INHS. Type locality: USA: IL, Dongola. DISTRIBUTION: IL, IN, SC [ Robinson (1964)].

spina Van Duzee, 1925d: 41 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: IN, Lafayette.

splendens Van Duzee, 1933c: 151 ; n. name for Argyra splendida Van Duzee. Type locality: USA: CA, Berkeley .

splendida Van Duzee, 1925d: 21 ; preocc. by Argyra splendida de Meijere, 1919 . HT in CAS. Type locality: USA: CA, Berkeley .

thoracica Van Duzee, 1925d: 23 . HT in USNM. Type locality: CAN: ON, Kearney. DISTRIBUTION: ON, IN, TN, NY, VA [ Robinson (1964)].

utahna Harmston, 1951a: 16 . HT in CAS. Type locality: USA: UT, Monticello.

velutina Van Duzee, 1925d: 20 . HT in CNC. Type locality: CAN: QC, Hull. DISTRIBUTION: MI, QC.