Parectinocera neotropica, Becker, 1919: 189

Murphy, William L., González, Christian R. & Elgueta, Mario, 2022, A catalog of the Sciomyzidae of Chile, with a key to genera (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea), Zootaxa 5099 (2), pp. 261-278 : 265

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scientific name	Parectinocera neotropica
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neotropica Becker, 1919: 189 View in CoL

Syntypes. Two females ( MNHN), Ecuador, Alausi .

Distribution. Argentina: Catamarca Province (no precise locality). Chile: Región de Valparaíso: Los Andes Province (Piscicultura); Región de La Araucanía: Cautín Province (Villarrica); Región de Los Lagos: Osorno Province (Salto del río Pilmaiquén). Colombia: Antioquía Department (Caldas). Ecuador: Azuay Province (Tarqui, Carchi, El Angel), Chimborazo Province (Alausi), Cotopaxi Province (Salcedo), Pichincha Province.

References. Marinoni 1995: 131 (list); Marinoni & Mathis 2000: 165 (table 1 character states); 171 (fig. 9 antenna); 178, 182, 187 (figs. 74, 121, 167 male terminalia); 193 (figs. 216, 217 male terminalia); Knutson & Vala 2011: 444 (table 21.1 world checklist).

Remarks. The original description cites, “ ♂ ♀, Équateur: Alausi, alt. 2390m, 2 individus; RIVET, 1904.” L.V. Knutson (unpubl.) examined the specimens in 2008 (in last box in main collection). He found no males, and none of the specimens bears a “ type ” label or MNHN number label.