Pallopteridae, Loew, 1862

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 : 33

Pallopteridae ( Figs 80–81 )

The Pallopteridae comprise 60 species divided among 13 extant genera ( Merz 1998) worldwide, but the generic composition of the family was questioned by Papp (2011) who concluded that Aenigmatomyia Malloch , Heloparia Malloch and Pseudopyrgota Malloch did not fit in the family. These three genera, added to Homaroides Malloch , comprise pallopterids of Chile. Until the placement of these four genera is resolved, we are including them under the Pallopteridae . Aenigmatomyia is monotypic, including only the type species A. unipunctata Malloch , which is known in Chile from Casa Pangue and Puerto Varas. Heloparia has three species, all from southern South America— H. lentiphora (Hendel) and H. bicolor (Walker) known from Chile. Pseudopyrgota is also monotypic, and P. caudata Malloch described from the Peulla (Región de Los Lagos). Homaroides is also monotypic, including H. spiniventris Malloch , described from Lake Nahuel Huapi, but also known from southern Chile. Scatella (Scatella) guttipennis (Bigot) was originally described under Palloptera and cited in the CDASUS as belonging to Palloptera Fallén. The species was transferred to Scatella ( Ephydridae ) by Edwards (1933).

Figures

FIGURES 80–85. Tephritoidea (continued) of Chile: (80) Aenigmatomyia unipunctatus Malloch and (81) Heloparia bicolor (Walker) (Pallopteridae, photos by Ricardo Varela); (82) Teretrura tinctipennis Malloch (Pyrgotidae, photo by Willy Leyton); (83) Euarestoides acutangulus (Thomson) (Tephritidae, photo by Valeria Gómez); (84) Rachiptera limbata Bigot (Tephritidae, photo by Ani Mari) (85) Pterotaenia fasciata Malloch (Ulidiidae, photo by Belén Fernández).