purpurascens (Walker), 1836: 355 (Musca). Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina. T? (?). Distr.: Colombia (Antioquia (Medellín; San Pedro; Valle de Aburrá); Caldas (Manizales); Cundinamarca (Facatativá); Risaralda (SFF Otún Quimbaya), Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela. Refs.: James, 1970: 11 (cat.); Pape et al., 2004: 204; Kosmann et al., 2013: 77.

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia: San Pedro, Vereda Cerezales, 2800m, 1M, 2F, 17.vii.2001, V. Perez, entomological net over a pig carcass (CEUA); Caldas: Manizales, Reserva Rio Blanco, 5˚7.2’6.58”N 75˚43.7’9.58”W, 2592m, 1F, 3.iv.2005, Grupo Entomologia, Vsr. trap baited with fish (CEUA); Risaralda: SFF Otún Quimbaya, 1890m, 3M, 2F, 07.v.2001, Grupo de Entomologia, Vsr. trap baited with fish (CEUA).