wiedemanni Gerstaecker, 1857 (Figs 70, 108 and 109)

= Cyphomyia flavispinis Macquart, 1855: 60 . Syntypes: 1 male, 1 female (NHMUK). Type locality: “Amérique méridionale”. Syn. by Gerstaecker (1857: 302).

Cyphomyia wiedemanni Gerstaecker, 1857: 302 . Syntypes: 1 male, 1 female (ZMHB). Type locality: Brazil, Pará; Syntypes: 1 male, 1 female (ZMHB). Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne; Syntypes: number of specimens and sex not stated (ZMHB). Type locality: Suriname; Syntype: 1 female (ZMHB). Type locality: Venezuela; Syntypes: 1 male, 1 female (ZIL). Type locality: Brazil; Syntypes: male, female, but the quantity of each sex is not stated (NMW). Type locality: Brazil, “south Brazil ”.

= Cyphomyia albispinis Costa, 1866: 39 . Nomen nudum. Probably refers to Cyphomyia flavispinis Macquart, 1855 .

= Cyphomyia cyanispis Bigot, 1874: 86 . Nomen nudum.

= Cyphomyia cyanispis Bigot, 1876: 487 . Holotype: male (NHMUK). Type locality: Brazil, “Amazon”.

= Cyphomyia wiedemanni ssp. peruana Lindner, 1933b: 329 . Holotype: female (SMF). Type locality: Peru, Iquitos, Roqué.

= Cyphomyia wiedemanni ssp. burmeisteri Lindner, 1949a: 786 . Nomen nudum.

= Cyphomyia wiedemanni ssp. burmeisteri Lindner, 1949b: 863 . Syntypes: 2 males (NHMUK). Type locality: Brazil, “Amazon”.

= Cyphomyia viedemanni: James, 1953: 311 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

References. Lindner, 1928a: 94, 97 (record from Paraguay); James, 1939b: 600 (record from Paraguay); James, 1940: 131 (in key to species), 146 (list); James, 1973a: 26.27 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 161 (cat.).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♀, Dpto. [Departamento] Amambay, Parq. Nac. [Parque Nacional] Cerro Corá, 08.xi.1983, H. Ferreira C. colr [collector] (MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2058) . 1 ♀, Dpto. [Departamento] Concepción, Horqueta, vii.1984, Colr. [collector] P. Mueller (MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2059) . 1 ♀, Cordillera, [Caacupé], Cabañas, 27.i.2019, Coll. J. Movia (MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2059) . 2 ♀, San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 28–30.xi.1983, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA) ; 1 ♀, San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 24–27.xi.1983, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA) ; 2 ♀, San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 01–04.xii.1983, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA) ; 4 ♀, San Pedro, CororoRio Ypane, 05–09.xii.1983, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA) . 1 ♂, San Pedro, General [Isidoro] Resquín, Naranjito, 01.i.1994, Bolívar Garcete col. (MEL) .

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (lower portion of Río Pilcomayo, see Lindner 1928a: 94; Amambay: Parque Nacional Cerro Corá; Concepción: Horqueta; Cordillera: Caacupé: Cabañas, San Bernandino; San Pedro: Cororo-Rio Ypane, General Isidoro Resquín), Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Comments. Additional images of the male specimen from General Isidoro Resquín, San Pedro, Paraguay can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114960459.