Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933

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Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933

Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144

Type locality and data. “ Casa Pangue , Chile ” (T, ♂, BMNH) .

Material examined. La Araucanía: 1♀, Termas de Tolhuaca , 15–20.I.1959, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♀, Cura- cautín, 15–25.I.1959, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Los Lagos: 1♀, Río Gol-Gol , 8–11.II.1957, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Casa Pangue , -41.0668, -71.8885 ( Etcheverry 1963) ; 2♀, Dalcahue , 17–22.I.1962, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 2♂, 2♀, Terao , 23.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood ( CNC) ; 1♀, Ahoní , 24.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood ( CNC) ; Castro ( Etcheverry 1963); Aysén : 1♀, Puerto Cisnes , 1–15.II.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 3♀, Río Mañihuales , 3.III.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) .

References. Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144 (desc. & key); Stuardo, 1946: 125 (cat.); Fluke, 1957: 47 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 69 (cat.); Thompson, 1972b: 95, fig. 7 (head, lateral, male), fig. 34 (male genitalia), 34a (aedeagus and apodeme), 34e (ejaculatory apodeme), 34s (sternum), 34t (tergum) ( Milesiinae rev.); Thompson et al., 1976: 46.47 (cat.).

World distribution. Argentina and Chile.

Chilean distribution. Desde La Araucanía to Aysén region ( Fig. 157 ).

Altitudinal range. From coastal to precordillera ecosystems (5– 1,150 m.a.s.l.).

Biology. Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144 is associated with mature forests, currently highly fragmented by human activities in some areas of its distribution ( Miranda et al., 2017). All basic aspects of its biology and ecology remain unknown in Chile.

Conservation status. VU under B2ab (iii) using AOO = 40 km 2 and ten localities (or subpopulations); EOO = 51,705 km 2.

Figures

FIGURE 157. Distribution map of Pipiza species in Chile: Pipiza aurantipes (Bigot, 1857) (blue circles); Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 (black circles); Pipiza triste (Philippi, 1865) (red circles).