Synthesiomyia nudiseta ( Wulp, 1883 )

Patitucci, Luciano Damián, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo, Olea, Maria Sofia & Mariluis, Juan Carlos, 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species, Zootaxa 3702 (4), pp. 301-347 : 324

Synthesiomyia nudiseta ( Wulp, 1883)

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Material examined. ARGENTINA : BUENOS AIRES: 2 females, Campana, III-2003, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 2 females, Ciudad Universitaria, XII-2001, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 3 females, R.E.C.S., III-2008, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Ministro Rivadavia, XI-2006, Mulieri leg. ( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 2 males, Capilla del Monte, 1000 m., I-2001, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). CORRIENTES: 2 females, Corrientes, I-1939, Blanchard leg. ( INTA); 5 females, 1 male, Ituzaingó, 10-X-1978. Mariluis leg. ( MACN). ENTRE RÍOS: 1 female, Boca Río Mocoretá, 19- XII-1978, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, El Palmar, XII-1978, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Federación, III- 2009, Mulieri leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Salto Grande, III-1977, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). JUJUY: 2 females, 1 male, Calilegua, XI-1978, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). MENDOZA: 2 females, Mendoza capital, 20-V-2007, Aballay leg. (IADIZA). MISIONES: 1 female, Iguazú, III-1987, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). SALTA: 6 females, 2 males, Pocitos, 28-XI-1978, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Tartagal, 30-VII-1932, ( ANLIS). TUCUMÁN: 1 female, Tucumán, 14-V-1926, Shannon leg. ( ANLIS).

Distribution in Argentina ( Fig. 48 ): Buenos Aires (new record); Córdoba (new record); Corrientes (new record); Entre Ríos (new record); Jujuy (new record); Mendoza (new record); Misiones (new record); Salta; Tucumán.

References for Argentina . Brèthes (1907); James (1947); Lahille (1907); Shannon & Del Ponte (1926); Wulp (1883).

Remarks. A redescription was provided by Hennig (1963). The immature stages were studied by Skidmore (1985).

Biology. Synthesiomyia is a cosmopolitan genus with a single species that is widely distributed as a result of human transport (Carvalho 2002). Adults have medical importance, as species causing myiasis and as a phoretic species for Dermatobia hominis L. ( Diptera : Oestridae ) ( Skidmore 1985). Larval habits associated to decomposition of corpses provides this species potential relevance in the field of forensic entomology ( Barbosa et al. 2009).

Figures

FIGURES 48 – 51. Geographic distribution in Argentina. 48. Synthesiomyia nudiseta. 49. Arthurella choelensis. 50. Neomuscina zosteris. 51. Neurotrixa felsina. Black dots: new records; gray squares: previous distribution; black stars: province new record (inexact data). Buenos Aires province is denoted in blue.