Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1791: 129)

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Musca alceae Preyssler, 1791: 129 . Type destroyed (Evenhuis & Pape, 2024). Czech Republic, Bohemia.

= Musca demandata Fabricius, 1798: 564 . Unspecified type (ZMUC). Germany, Kiel. Refs.: Hendel, 1910: 21–22 (cat., as Chrysomyza sic!); Evenhuis, 2012: no page (distr.).

= Chrysomyza splendida Fallén, 1817: 4 . Unspecified type. Sweden, Scania (Esperod).

= Ulidia bicolor Macquart, 1835: 504 . Syntypes male and female (MNHN). France and Germany. Refs.: Loew, 1845: 28 (syn. as U. demandata); Séguy, 1934: 84; Zaitzev, 1984: 60; attributed to Macquart, 1835: 504 (Macquart’s “ U. bicolore ” was used clearly as a vernacular French name of Ulidia demandata; consequently mentioned “ U. bicolor Macquart ”, always as a synonym of demandata, is unavailable) (Chen & Kameneva, 2007: 17; Kameneva & Korneyev, 2016: 13).

= Ulidia smaragdi Walker, 1849: 1059 . Type unknown (maybe in NHMUK).

Type material. destroyed (Rozkošný et al., 1982; Thompson & Pont, 1993; El-Hawagry, 2017). Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Distribution. Worldwide (see comments), in the American continent: Argentina, Mexico, and USA. Chile. Región de Coquimbo: Limarí Province (Limarí); Región Metropolitana: Chacabuco Province (Lampa, Montenegro); Región de O’Higgins: Cardenal Caro Province (Marchigüe), Fig. 17.

References. Steyskal, 1968: 21 (cat.); Rozkošný et al. 1982: 353 (syn.); Evenhuis, 1989: 481 (cat.); Chen & Kameneva, 2007: 17–19 (distr., reds., syn.); Evenhuis, 2012: no page (cat., distr.); Kameneva & Korneyev, 2016: 13–17 (com., distr., reds., syn.).

Comments. For complete synonymy, generic combinations used, and geographic distribution of this species see Chen & Kameneva (2007: 17), Kameneva & Korneyev (2016: 13), and El-Hawagry (2017: 180).