Anthomyia plurinervis ( Albuquerque, 1958 )

Gomes, Roberto Pereira, Fogaça, João Manuel, Bortolanza, Mariza & Pereira, Adriana Couto, 2019, New records of the Brazilian Anthomyiidae (Diptera) and a checklist of species from Palmas Grasslands Wildlife Refuge, Check List 15 (1), pp. 93-103 : 94-95

Anthomyia plurinervis ( Albuquerque, 1958)

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Hylemyioides plurinervis Albuquerque 1958: 341 . Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis, Le Vallon, Alto da Mosela. Pont 1974: 6 (catalogue), de Carvalho et al. 2002: 108 (key).

Gomes et al. | Anthomyiidae from Palmas Grasslands Wildlife Refuge 95 Diagnosis. Ground-color dark brown, with areas of gray pruinosity. Legs brown, tibiae yellowish. Two dorsal stripes on thorax. Dorsocentral setae 2+3. Prealar seta strong, similar to anterior notopleural seta. Katepisternal setae 1+1+1. Branches in medial and pre-medial portions of vein R 2+3, each one in opposite directions. Vein dm-cu straight. Vein A 1 +CuA 2 not reaching the wing margin. Wing with spots on vein R 1 apex, vein R 2+3 branches, vein r-m and vein dm-cu. Wing margin darkened between vein R2+3 and vein R4 + 5.

Material examined. BRAZIL. Paraná: 1 ♀, Palmas, PGWR, A.C. Pereira col., Ae, 13.ii.2014 (LabDip); 3 ♂

and 1 ♀, Curitiba, Represa de Piraquara II, 19.i.2000, C.J.B. de Carvalho ( DZUP).

Distribution. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, ( Albuquerque 1958).

Biology. According to label information, some specimens from Curitiba were collected with fermented fruit (sugar cane juice).