Tetanocera mendicus, Zuska in Zuska & Berg, 1974

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 : 273

mendicus Zuska in Zuska & Berg, 1974: 341–342 , figs. 6, 14, 19, 31, 35, 42, 49, 51, 55

Holotype. Male ( CUIC), Chile, Santiago.

Distribution. Argentina: Buenos Aires Province (Buenos Aires). Chile: Región de Coquimbo: Choapa Province (Illapel); Región de Valparaíso: Valparaíso Province (Casablanca 12 km W); Región Metropolitana de Santiago: Santiago Province (Noviciado, Santiago 15 km N, Santiago 11 km SW); Región del Maule: Curicó Province (Curicó 3 km NE); Región del Bíobío: Biobío Province (Los Angeles, Mulchén 16 km N, Salto del Laja); Región de La Araucanía: Malleco Province (Marimenuco); Región de Los Ríos: Valdivia Province (Valdivia 20 km N).

References. Abercrombie 1970: 142–146 (biology, habitat), 247–252 (egg, larvae, puparium); Zuska & Berg 1974: 332 (fig. 6 male postabdomen), 333 (key), 335 (fig. 14 male postabdomen), 338 (fig. 19 male postabdomen), 339 (fig. 27 male terminalia), 343 (fig. 31 male terminalia), 345 (fig. 35 male terminalia), 346 (fig. 42 female terminalia), 348 (figs. 49, 50 female terminalia), 354 (fig. 55 geographic distribution); Knutson et al. 1976: 12 (catalog); Marinoni 1995: 142 (list); Knutson & Vala 2011: 359 (geographic distribution), 457 (table 21.1 world checklist).

Remarks. Knutson et al. (1976) cited this species as distributed in Aconcagua and Concepción provinces, without precise localities. Aconcagua has been split into Petorca, San Felipe de Aconcagua, and Los Andes provinces.