Hirmoneuropsis punctipennis ( Philippi, 1865 )

González, Christian R., Elgueta, Mario, Carvacho, Camila, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura & Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., 2023, A catalog of Nemestrinidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Nemestrinoidea) from Chile, Zootaxa 5360 (2), pp. 151-193 : 159-160

Hirmoneuropsis punctipennis ( Philippi, 1865)

( Figs. 11–12 )

Hermoneura punctipennis Philippi, 1865: 660 .

Holotype. Lost (not found in MNNC), Santiago and Colchagua . Neotype. Male ( MCCC), Chile, Santiago, La Obra .

Distribution. Chile. Región de Atacama: Huasco Province (Carrizal Bajo). Región de Coquimbo: Elqui Province (Tres Cruces, Vicuña), Choapa Provinve (n. Huentelauquen), Limarí Province (NP Fray Jorge, Socos). Región de Valparaíso: Los Andes Province (Río Blanco), Marga Marga Province (Colliguay, Quilpué, Limache, Recreo), Petorca Province (Los Molles), Quillota Province (Cuesta El Melón, Ocoa), San Antonio Province (Qda. de Cordova, Quebrada San Jerónimo), Valparaíso Province (El Salto, Laguna Verde, Mantahua, Peñuelas, Playa Ancha, Quebrada Verde, Valparaíso). Región Metropolitana de Santiago: Chacabuco Province (Caleu, Cuesta La Dormida, Rungue), Cordillera Province (El Canelo, El Principal, El Volcán, La Obra, Lo Curro, Qda. El Purgatorio, San José de Maipo), Melipilla Province (Curacaví), Santiago Province (Cerro Manquehue - Agua del Palo, Las Condes, Lo Aguirre, Peñalolén, Quebrada de La Plata, Quebrada Macul, San Cristóbal, Villa Paulina). Región de O’Higgins: Cachapoal Province (Coya), Cardenal Caro Province (Tanumé), Colchagua Province (Las Peñas, Yaquil). Región del Maule: Curicó Province (La Jaula, NP Radal Siete Tazas), Talca Province (Las Mercedes) ( Fig. 13 ).

References. Schiner, 1868: 109 (com., Hirmoneura ); Reed, 1888: 290 (cat., Hirmoneura ); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Hermoneura ); Kertész, 1909: 27 (cat., Hermoneura ); Lichtwardt, 1910: 598-599 (fig. 5, Hirmoneura ); Claude-Joseph, 1928: 126 (biol.); Bequaert, 1932: 15 ( Hirmoneura ); Stuardo, 1932: 75 (com., dist., biol., pl. 4, fig. 4, pl. 5, fig. 3 Hirmoneura ); Stuardo, 1946: 100 (cat., Hirmoneura (Hirmoneurilla )); Papavero, 1968: 2 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 41 (in key), 84–87 (neo. des., redes., figs. 62 (sper.), 65 (male ter.), 68 (aede.) (as Hirmoneura )); Bernardi, 1973: 247 (list, Hirmoneura ); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 241 (cat.); Bernardi, 1977: 241 (n. comb.); Angulo, 1987: 9 (list, Hyrmophlaeba ); Camousseight, 2005: 92 (list); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 5 (cat.).

Comments. Bernardi (1973: 247) cited this species as distributed in Peru and Chile (from Tarapacá to Talca). We consider this geographic distribution as erroneous, as for this species there is not any record northern to Huasco Province (Region de Atacama) in Chile, nor any other record from Peru.

Biology. This species only has been observed to feed on flowers of Quillaja saponaria Molina thanks to citizen scientists’ records.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Distribution map of Hirmoneuropsis punctipennis (Philippi, 1865) (green circles), Hirmoneuropsis silvai (Stuardo, 1936) (orange circles), and Hirmoneuropsis strobelii (Rondani, 1868) (red circles).

FIGURES 11–12. Hirmoneuropsis punctipennis (Philippi, 1865): (11) feeding on flower of Quillaja saponaria Molina (photo by César Martínez) and (12) dorso-lateral view (photo by Diego Reyes).