Abasanistus Kertész

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 : 35-36

Genus Abasanistus Kertész

Abasanistus Kertész, 1923: 90 . Type species: Abasanistus rubricornis Kertész, 1923 , by original designation.

= Absanistus Camousseight, 2005: 93. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Refs.: Aubertin, 1930: 97 (in key); Stuardo, 1946: 65 (cat.); James, 1973a: 26.24 (cat.); James, 1973b: 18 (com., key); Woodley, 2001: 18 (cat.); Pujol-Luz & Pujol-Luz, 2014: 404 (list).

aureopictus James, 1973b (paratypes, Figs 73–79 )

Abasanistus aureopictus James, 1973b: 18 ; 18 (in key); pl., fig. 5 (fem. antenna).

Holotype: male ( CEUC = UMCE, currently in MEUC). Type locality: Chile, Santiago Province, Quebrada de la Plata, nr. [= near] Maipú, 33º30’S, 70º55’W. Distr.: Metropolitana Region : Santiago Province (Quebrada de la Plata, in Rinconada de Maipú ).

Ref.: Woodley, 2001: 148 (cat.).

Comments. Of the 90 paratypes (38 males and 52 females) and the allotype mentioned in the original description ( James 1973b), 21 (including both sexes) are known to be deposited in the WSU collection (WSU No. 679; see Zack, 1984: 18) ( Figs 73–79 ) and other 34 (sexes not stated) are in the CAS collection. The depository institution of the remaining 35 paratypes and the allotype remains unknown.

claviger James, 1973b

Abasanistus claviger James, 1973b: 19 ; 18 (in key); pl., figs. 6 (antenna), and 9 (head).

Holotype: male ( CEUC = UMCE, currently in MEUC). Type locality: Chile, Santiago Province, El Canelo, 33º35’S, 70º47’W. Distr.: Metropolitana Region : Cordillera Province (El Canelo).

Ref.: Woodley, 2001: 149 (cat.).

paulseni ( Philippi, 1865)

Cyclogaster paulseni Philippi, 1865: 732 .

Holotype: male (it should be deposited in MNNC, but was not found; Woodley, 2001: 149 considered it destroyed). Type locality: Chile, Santiago Province, “radicem Andium” (= foot of Andes range). Distr.: Metropolitana Region: Santiago Province (without precise locality); O’Higgins Region: Cardenal Caro Province (Tanumé).

Refs.: Reed, 1888: 285 (cat., as Lasiopa ); Hunter, 1900: 127 (cat.); Kertész, 1908b: 30 (cat.); Aubertin, 1930: 95 (list, as Abasanistus ); Stuardo, 1946: 65 (cat.); James, 1973a: 26.24 (cat.); James, 1973b: 18 (in key), 21 (com.); Woodley, 2001: 149 (cat.); Camousseight, 2005: 93 (com.).

Comments. The only additional record referred to this species is given by James (1975a: 21), of a male deposited in the USNM collection, labeled Tanumé. The synonymy of this species with Abasanistus rubriceps ( Philippi, 1865) was proposed by Kertész (1923: 93), but James (1973b: 21) maintained A. paulseni ( Philippi, 1865) as a separate species. Only with more material and examination of the types, this question can be further investigated.

rubriceps ( Philippi, 1865) (holotype, Figs 80–81 )

Cyclogaster rubriceps Philippi, 1865: 732 .

Holotype: female (stated male in the original description, in the world catalog and in the type label that reads male, Fig. 81 ) ( MNNC, type number No. 3426; see Camousseight, 1980: 24). Type locality: Chile, Santiago Province. Distr.: Metropolitana Region: Santiago Province (Quebrada de la Plata); Maule Region: Curicó Province (6 km east of Los Queñes ).

Refs.: Bigot, 1879: 186 (com., as Cyclogaster ); Reed, 1888: 285 (cat., as Lasiopa ); Hunter, 1900: 127 (cat.); Kertész, 1908b: 30 (cat.); Kertész, 1923: 93 (suppl. descr. antenna fig. 1b, as Abasanistus ); Aubertin, 1930: 95 (list); Lindner, 1943: 91 (list); Stuardo, 1946: 65 (cat.); James, 1973a: 26.24 (cat.); James, 1973b: 18 (in key), 20 (com.), pl., fig. 7 (fem. antenna); Woodley, 2001: 149 (cat.); Camousseight, 2005: 93 (com.).

rubricornis Kertész, 1923

Abasanistus rubricornis Kertész, 1923: 92 ; fig. 1a (antenna).

Syntypes: 1 female ( NHMUK; two syntypes mentioned in the online database, no collection number) ; 1 male, 1 female ( HNHM; Woodley, 2001: 149 considered them destroyed). Type locality: Chile (mountains in Rancagua). Distr.: Coquimbo Region: Elqui Province (without precise locality), Limarí Province (Chigualoco, Parque Nacional Bosque Fray Jorge), Choapa Province (Hacienda Illapel); Valparaíso Region: Valparaíso Province (Quintay, Quintero); Metropolitana Region: Santiago Province (Cuesta de Ibacache, Quebrada de la Plata), Cordillera Province (El Canelo, El Peumo); O’Higgins Region: Cachapoal Province (Rancagua, Termas de Cauquenes); Maule Region: Curicé Province (Los Queñes), Maule Province (Fundo Parrón, Río Loanco ); Ñuble Region: Itata Province (Cobquecura) .

Refs.: Aubertin, 1930: 95 (list); Lindner, 1943: 91 (list), 100 (distr.); Stuardo, 1946: 65 (cat.); James, 1973a: 26.24 (cat.); James, 1973b: 18 (in key), 21 (suppl. descr.), pl., figs. 8 (fem. antenna), 10 (fem. head), and 11 (male term.); Woodley, 2001: 149 (cat.).

Comments. The most recent specimen referred to this species is given in Brammer & von Dohlen (2007: 663), collected in 1997 from Elqui, Chile, without additional details of the locality. It is deposited in the USU collection.

Figures

FIGURES 73–81. Type specimens of Stratiomyidae. 73–78. Abasanistus aureopictus James, 1973, paratypes [WSU] (73–75. Male; 76–79. Female). 80–81. Abasanistus rubriceps (Philippi, 1865), female (stated male), holotype [MNNC].