Teratomyzidae

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 42

Teratomyzidae

The Teratomyzidae corresponds to a small family previously included in Anthomyzidae . It comprises 23 species in seven genera worldwide ( Rodrigues et al. 2016). The group typically has a temperate distribution, known from South America, New Zealand, and Australia, with an extension to the Oriental region. There are two species described from Chile. McAlpine & Keyzer (1994) described Stepta McAlpine & Keyzer , including only S. latipennis Malloch , which was previously included in the genus Teratomyza Malloch. On the other hand, Teratoptera Malloch was raised to genus, including only Teratoptera chilensis Malloch. Rodrigues et al. (2016) and Rodrigues & González (2022) mentioned that both species were endemic to the Chiloé archipelago, but both species have also been found in Puyehue National Park, continental Chile (Dalton S. Amorim, pers. comm.).

Division Schizophora (Calyptratae)

Calyptratae, a monophyletic lineage, one of the most species-rich fly clades grouped ~ 25,000 described species in ~ 15 families ( Narayanan Kutty et al. 2019; Bayless et al. 2021). In Chile, this clade is composed of 12 families, 211 genera and 546 valid species ( Table 6). Streblidae and Scathophagidae were not treated in the CDASUS, whereas Gasterophilidae and Cuterebridae are currently considered subfamilies of Oestridae . The number of genera and species presented in Chile increased by 31.05% (n = 50) and by 50% (n = 182) respectively, compared to CADSUS.

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