Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830)

(Figs. 11, 38)

Anthomyia aenescens Wiedemann, 1830: 435 Ophyra virescens Macquart, 1843: 321

Anthomyia setia Walker, 1849: 956

Ophyra argentina Bigot, 1885: 302

Ophyra carbonaria Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926: 576

Lectotype designation of Ophyra carbonaria . Shannon & Del Ponte (1926) described Ophyra carbonaria from three females and eleven males (syntypes) from Buenos Aires and Tucumán, Argentina . We located five females and two males from Buenos Aires and one male from Tucumán in ANLIS, and there are not specimens in USNM (Raymond Gagne, pers. comm.). The male syntype from Tucumán is hereby designated lectotype of Ophyra carbonaria Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926 . Lectotype male (ANLIS): in good condition, pinned, labels: “Tucumán / Tuc [printed] 6.21.26 [handwritten]” on white paper; “R.C. Shannon / Coll.” printed on white paper; “ Ophyra / carbonaria / S.& DP.” handwritten on white paper; “ Lectotype / Ophyra carbonaria / Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926 / L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed]. Paralectotypes in good condition (ANLIS): One female, pinned, label: “San Isidro (Bs. As.) [printed] / 8:25:26 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame: “Shannon & / Shannon” printed on white paper; “ Ophyra / carbonaria ” handwritten on white paper; “ Paralectotype / Ophyra carbonaria / Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926 / L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed]. Four females and two males, pinned, labels: “San Isidro (Bs. As.) [printed] / 8:25:26 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame; “Shannon & / Shannon” printed on white paper; “ Paralectotype / Ophyra carbonaria / Shannon & Del Ponte, 1926 / L. D. Patitucci det. 2012” [red label, printed].

Other material examined. BUENOS AIRES: 1 female, Balcarce, II-1947, Wappers leg. (ANLIS); 1 male, Buenos Aires, 20-IV-1915, Bruch leg. (ANLIS); 1 female, Buenos Aires, 7-X-2003, Oliva leg. (MACN); 6 females, Buenos Aires, Emerg. 111, 5 -I-2000, Oliva leg. (MACN); 1 female, Buenos Aires, 3-VI-1907, Oliva leg. (MACN); 13 females, 3 males, Burzaco, 13-II-2007, Mulieri leg. (MACN); 1 male, Carlos Casares, 14-II-2006, Medan, Devoto & Fernández leg. (FAUBA); 8 females, Ciudad Universitaria, Capital Federal, 7-XIII-2007, Patitucci leg. (MACN); 1 female, Instituto Bacteriológico “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”, Capital Federal, 9-VII-1938 (ANLIS); 1 female, 2 males, Laguna La Tablilla, Chascomús, 01-XII-2007, Torretta leg. (FAUBA); 1 female, Magdalena, 30-XI-2000, Torretta leg. (FAUBA); 1 female, 1 male, Mar del Plata, XI-2007, Patitucci leg. (MACN); 53 females, 11 male, Ministro Rivadavia, 17-I- 2007, Mulieri leg. (MACN); 2 females, Quequén, I-2010, Patitucci leg. (MACN); 1 female, 1 male, Tandil, 21-XI-2003, Oliva leg. (MACN); 1 female, 5 males, Villa del Mar, Bahía Blanca, 38º52'06.81'S– 62º06'06.66''W, 06-XI-2011, Patitucci leg. (MACN); 2 females, 2 males, Villa Elisa, La Plata, II-1982, Mariluis leg. (MACN). CHACO: 1 female, Charata, 19-X-2010 (MACN). CÓRDOBA: 1 female, Capilla del Monte, I-2001, Mariluis leg. (MACN). CORRIENTES: 8 females, 2 males, Ituzaingó, XII-1976, Mariluis leg. (MACN). MENDOZA: 2 males, Mendoza capital, 31-VII-2007, Aballay leg. (IADIZA). MISIONES: 3 females, 5 males, Iguazú, 23-III-1987, Mariluis leg. (MACN); 3 females, 1 male, Puerto Esperanza, X-1978, Mariluis leg. (MACN). SANTA FE: 14 females, 3 males, Christophersen, General López, 25-IV-2009, Patitucci leg. (MACN). SALTA: 9 females, 5 males, La Caldera, XII-1986, Mariluis leg. (MACN); 1 female, El Maray, Depto. Chicoana, XII-1986, Mariluis leg. (MACN). SAN JUAN: 2 males, Jachal La Legua, 1164 m.a.s.l., 06-IV- 2005, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 27-III-2005 (IADIZA); 1 female, 1 male, Rivadavia, 674 m. a.s.l., 11- I- 2006, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 2 females, same data, 10- I-2006 (IADIZA); 1 male, same data, 12- I-2006 (IADIZA); 3 females, Rivadavia, Barrio Aramburu, 08-X-2005, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, same data, 666 m. a.s.l., 07-VI-2005 (IADIZA); 5 females, 2 males, Valle Fértil, 560 m. a.s.l., 30-VI-2006, Aballay leg. (IADIZA).

Distribution in Argentina (Fig. 38): Buenos Aires; Chaco (new record); Córdoba; Corrientes; Mendoza; Misiones; Santa Fe; Salta; San Juan; Tucumán.

References for Argentina . Bigot (1885); Patitucci et al. (2010a); Shannon & Del Ponte (1926).

Remarks. A redescription with good illustrations of male and female terminalia was given by Pamplona & Couri (1989). The immature stages were studied by Skidmore (1985).

Biology. Ophyra aenescens is a Neotropical synanthropic species, which expanded its range and became cosmopolitan (Hogsette & Washington 1995). Recently an update of its distribution and comments about the use of synonymic names in forensic works in Argentina was presented (Patitucci et al. 2010a).