Wiedemann, 1830 : 435
Macquart, 1843 : 321
Walker, 1849 : 956
Bigot, 1885 : 302
Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926 : 576
Ophyra carbonaria
Ophyra carbonaria
Argentina
Ophyra carbonaria Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926
Ophyra
carbonaria
Ophyra carbonaria
Ophyra
carbonaria
Ophyra carbonaria
Ophyra carbonaria
Argentina
Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species
Patitucci, Luciano Damián
Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
Olea, Maria Sofia
Mariluis, Juan Carlos
Zootaxa
2013
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301
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Wiedemann, 1830
Wiedemann
1830
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Insecta
Muscidae
Ophyra
Animalia
Diptera
16
317
Arthropoda
species
aenescens
Anthomyia aenescens Wiedemann, 1830: 435 Ophyra virescens Macquart, 1843: 321 Anthomyia setia Walker, 1849: 956 Ophyra argentina Bigot, 1885: 302 Ophyra carbonaria Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926: 576 Lectotypedesignation of Ophyra carbonaria. Shannon & Del Ponte (1926)described Ophyra carbonariafrom three females and eleven males ( syntypes) from Buenos Aires and Tucumán, Argentina. We located five females and two males from Buenos Aires and one male from Tucumán in ANLIS, and there are not specimens in USNM (Raymond Gagne, pers. comm.). The male syntypefrom Tucumán is hereby designated lectotypeof Ophyra carbonaria Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926. Lectotypemale (ANLIS): in good condition, pinned, labels: “Tucumán / Tuc [printed] 6.21.26[handwritten]” on white paper; “R.C. Shannon / Coll.” printed on white paper; “ Ophyra/ carbonaria/ S.& DP.” handwritten on white paper; “ Lectotype/ Ophyra carbonaria/ Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926/ L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed]. Paralectotypesin good condition (ANLIS): One female, pinned, label: “San Isidro (Bs. As.) [printed] / 8:25:26 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame: “Shannon & / Shannon” printed on white paper; “ Ophyra/ carbonaria” handwritten on white paper; “ Paralectotype/ Ophyra carbonaria/ Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926/ L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed]. Four females and two males, pinned, labels: “San Isidro (Bs. As.) [printed] / 8:25:26 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame; “Shannon & / Shannon” printed on white paper; “ Paralectotype/ Ophyra carbonaria/ Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926/ L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed].
Other material examined. BUENOS AIRES: 1 female, Balcarce, II-1947, Wappers leg. ( ANLIS); 1 male, Buenos Aires, 20-IV-1915, Bruch leg. ( ANLIS); 1 female, Buenos Aires, 7-X-2003, Oliva leg. ( MACN); 6 females, Buenos Aires, Emerg. 111, 5-I-2000, Oliva leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Buenos Aires, 3-VI-1907, Oliva leg. ( MACN); 13 females, 3 males, Burzaco, 13-II-2007, Mulieri leg. ( MACN); 1 male, Carlos Casares, 14-II-2006, Medan, Devoto & Fernández leg. ( FAUBA); 8 females, Ciudad Universitaria, Capital Federal, 7-XIII-2007, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Instituto Bacteriológico “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”, Capital Federal, 9-VII-1938( ANLIS); 1 female, 2 males, Laguna La Tablilla, Chascomús, 01-XII-2007, Torretta leg. ( FAUBA); 1 female, Magdalena, 30-XI-2000, Torretta leg. ( FAUBA); 1 female, 1 male, Mar del Plata, XI-2007, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 53 females, 11 male, Ministro Rivadavia, 17-I- 2007, Mulieri leg. ( MACN); 2 females, Quequén, I-2010, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 1 female, 1 male, Tandil, 21-XI-2003, Oliva leg. ( MACN); 1 female, 5 males, Villa del Mar, Bahía Blanca, 38º52'06.81'S– 62º06'06.66''W, 06-XI-2011, Patitucci leg. ( MACN); 2 females, 2 males, Villa Elisa, La Plata, II-1982, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). CHACO: 1 female, Charata, 19-X-2010( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 1 female, Capilla del Monte, I-2001, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). CORRIENTES: 8 females, 2 males, Ituzaingó, XII-1976, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). MENDOZA: 2 males, Mendoza capital, 31-VII-2007, Aballay leg. (IADIZA). MISIONES: 3 females, 5 males, Iguazú, 23-III-1987, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 3 females, 1 male, Puerto Esperanza, X-1978, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). SANTAFE: 14 females, 3 males, Christophersen, General López, 25-IV-2009, Patitucci leg. ( MACN). SALTA: 9 females, 5 males, La Caldera, XII-1986, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, El Maray, Depto. Chicoana, XII-1986, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). SAN JUAN: 2 males, Jachal La Legua, 1164 m.a.s.l., 06-IV- 2005, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 27-III-2005(IADIZA); 1 female, 1 male, Rivadavia, 674 m.a.s.l., 11- I- 2006, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 2 females, same data, 10- I-2006(IADIZA); 1 male, same data, 12- I-2006(IADIZA); 3 females, Rivadavia, Barrio Aramburu, 08-X-2005, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, same data, 666 m.a.s.l., 07-VI-2005(IADIZA); 5 females, 2 males, Valle Fértil, 560 m.a.s.l., 30-VI-2006, Aballay leg. (IADIZA).
Distribution in Argentina( Fig. 38): Buenos Aires; Chaco (new record); Córdoba; Corrientes; Mendoza; Misiones; Santa Fe; Salta; San Juan; Tucumán.
References for Argentina. Bigot (1885); Patitucci et al. (2010a); Shannon & Del Ponte (1926).
Remarks. A redescription with good illustrations of male and female terminalia was given by Pamplona & Couri (1989). The immature stages were studied by Skidmore (1985).
Biology. Ophyra aenescensis a Neotropical synanthropic species, which expanded its range and became cosmopolitan ( Hogsette & Washington 1995). Recently an update of its distribution and comments about the use of synonymic names in forensic works in Argentinawas presented ( Patitucci et al. 2010a).