Chiromyza Wiedemann

Fachin, Diego Aguilar, González, Christian R., Elgueta, Mario & Hauser, Martin, 2021, A catalog of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Chile, with a new synonym and notes on the species, Zootaxa 5004 (1), pp. 1-57 : 29-31

Genus Chiromyza Wiedemann

Chiromyza Wiedemann, 1820: 19 . Type species: Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820 , by original designation.

= Cheiromyza Henning, 1832: 337 . Type species: Cheiromyza vittata Henning, 1832 [= Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820 ], by designation of Woodley (1989: 302).

= Chiromysa Macquart, 1835 a: 673 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

= Xenomorpha Macquart, 1838: 193 . Type species: Xenomorpha leptiformis Macquart, 1838 by monotypy. Syn. by James (1973a: 26.2).

= Chyromyza Bigot, 1858: 572 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

= C hryromyza Scudder, 1884: 65. Incorrect subsequent spelling. Attributed to Bigot.

= Chiromyia Hardy, 1920: 538 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

= Archimyza Enderlein, 1921: 157 . Type species: Archimyza ava Enderlein, 1921 , by monotypy. Resurrected synonymy by Lessard et al. (2020): original synonymy by Hardy (1924: 365).

= Stenimas Enderlein, 1921: 175 . Type species: Stenimas stemmaticalis Enderlein, 1921 , by monotypy. Resurrected synonymy by Lessard et al. (2020): original synonymy by Hardy (1924: 365).

= Chiromya Zack, 1984: 20 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Refs.: Stuardo, 1946: 62 (cat., Chiromyza vittata erroneously reported from Chile).

sp. aff. vittata Wiedemann, 1820

1 male ( NHMUK). Distr.: Los Ríos Region: Valdivia Province (Valdivia) .

Ref.: Aubertin, 1930: 98 (descr.).

Comments. Aubertin (1930) reported a single male that she said was collected by Charles Darwin in Valdivia, Chile, and stated to be deposited in the British Museum (= NHMUK). She pointed out similarities between her specimen and Chiromyza vittata , although she believed it should be an undescribed taxon. Stuardo (1946: 62) might have assumed her specimen as C. vittata and included in his catalog, which is clearly an error, as he did not give a reference with a Chilean record of C. vittata , nor mentioned Aubertin (1930) as the source for his inclusion. The specimen still remains in the collection ( Fig. 72 ) but have not been examined nor mentioned in subsequent studies.

Figures

FIGURES 69–72. Type specimen and collection drawer of Stratiomyidae. 69–71. Macromeracis trigonifera James, 1975a, male, holotype [CNC]. 72. Chiromyzinae drawer of the NHMUK, with Aubertin’s (1930) specimen of Chiromyza sp. circled in red.