Mycetophila (Mycetophila) Meigen

Amorim, Dalton De Souza & Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira, 2013, Types of Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera) at the Natural History Museum collection, London, Zootaxa 3726 (1), pp. 1-119 : 96-104

Mycetophila (Mycetophila) Meigen

Mycetophila , subgen. Mycetophila Meigen 1803: 263 . Type-species, Tipula agarici Villers ( Johannsen 1909: 116) . M. acarensis Lane 1952a: 423 , figs. 1–2 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, four male and fifteen female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype, one male, eight female, and six paratypes with broken abdomen are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 21.5.[hw]193[pr]8[hw]” // “Brit. Mus. / 1938-458. // “BMNH(E) # / 256889” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila acarensis / Lane, 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt 2002”. The holotype is in excellent condition and the male terminalia has not been dissected. The paratype numbers are BMNH(E) # 256890-905 .

M. amplipennis Freeman 1951: 115 , figs. 225–226 (♂ terminalia), 330 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Rio Negro, Lago Gutiérrez. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, seven male and eleven female paratypes, of which six males and eight females are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / amplipennis [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” / / “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Lago Gutierrez. / 3–14.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Prov. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 256491”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 256492-505 .

M. armatura Freeman 1951: 118 , figs. 231–232 (♂ terminalia), 334 (wing). Type-locality: Chile, Chiloé , Puntra. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype and two female paratypes, all of which are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / armatura [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Puntra. / 19.xii.1926.” // “ Chile: / I. Chiloé. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 254574”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 254575-6 .

M. banhumai Lane 1952a: 424 , fig. 3–4 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, four male and four female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype, and two male paratypes, all from the type-locality, are at the NHM. The holotype has the following labels: “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 22.7.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-636” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / banhumai [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]7[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / banhumai [hw] Lane 1952 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256939”. The paratype collection numbers are BMNH(E) # 256940-2. Both male specimens have the terminalia dissected, but one of them has the microslide mounting lost .

M. basalis Freeman 1951: 120 , figs. 239–240 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Argentina, Rio Negro, Lago Correntoso. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, five male and one female paratypes, of which three male and one female paratypes are at the NHM. The holotype has the following labels: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / basalis [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Lago Gutierrez. / 18– 25.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Prov. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255698”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255699-702 .

M. bifida Freeman 1954: 39 (nom. nov. for M. fasciata Freeman ). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche.

M. FASCIATA Freeman 1951: 121 , figs. 242–243 (♂ terminalia), 339 (wing) (preocc. Meigen 1804, now in Rymosia ). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, nine male and three female paratypes, of which six males, four females and one specimen with a broken abdomen are at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / bifida [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Bariloche. / 6–7.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255751”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255752-62 .

M. bisetosa Freeman 1951: 108 , figs. 208 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Chile, Llanquihue , Peulla. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, twelve male and ten female paratypes, of which seven male, ten female paratypes and one specimen with broken abdomen are at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / bisetosa [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Peulla. / 19.xii.1926.” // “S. Chile: / I. Chiloé. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255780”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255781-99 .

M. boracensis Lane 1948a: 257 , figs. 15, 49 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a male paratype. There are two females are at the NHM ,

both from Nova Teutônia, labeled “no type status” by N.P. Wyatt 2002. A number of other specimens from Nova

Teutônia are identified, but their conspecificity with the type should wait for a revision.

M. brevifurcata Freeman 1951: 108 , figs. 209 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Argentina, Rio Negro, Lago Gutiérrez. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included only the male holotype. Its labels are: “Lago Gutierrez. / 8–14.xi.1926.” // “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / brevifurcata [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255800”. The holotype is in good condition.

M. brunnescens Freeman 1951: 118 , figs. 233–234 (♂ terminalia), 335 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, fourty male and fourty-eight female paratypes, of which the holotype and eighty-four paratypes at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / brunnescens [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Lago Gutierrez. / 3– 14.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255577”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255578-61, most are in good condition, some specimens, though, possibly not conspecific with the type .

M. catharinae Edwards 1932: 148 . Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina. Holotype ♀, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included only the female holotype. “S. Catarina / Bom Retiro / I.29 [hw]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / catharinae Edw. [hw] / F.W. Edwards 193[pr]1[hw]” // Brasil. / Th. Borgmeier. / B.M. / 1931-577” // “ HOLOTYPE [pr] / Mycetophila / catharinae [hw] Edwards / det. J.E. Chainey, 1995 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 257000”. The holotype is in good condition.

M. conjuncta Freeman 1951: 117 , figs. 227, 229 (♂ terminalia), 332 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Lago Nahuel Huapí. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, ten male and one female paratypes, of which three female and six male paratypes are at the NHM, so the gender of some specimens have been misrecognized. “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / conjuncta [hw] // “ L. Nahuel Huapí, / Eastern End / 28– 31.x.1926.” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 256507”. The abdomen of the holotype has been entirely removed. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 256508-16. One of the female paratypes may belong to a different species .

M. curiaensis Lane 1952a: 425 , figs. 5–6 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, three male and five female paratypes, of which three male and eight female paratypes are at the NHM, besides the two paratypes with broken abdomen, all from the type-locality (♀, 3145-6). Two females have “ALOTIPO” labels. The holotype labels are: “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 13.8.1936.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-458” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / curiaensis [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]7[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / curiaensis [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256919”. The paratype collection numbers are BMNH(E) # 256920-32 .

M. duanensis Lane 1952a: 426 , figs. 7–8 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, two male and three female paratypes, of which the holotype, two female and one specimen with a broken abdomen are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 9.7.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938- 682” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / duanensis [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]7[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / duanensis [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256843”. The paratype collection numbers are BMNH(E) # 256844-6 .

M. freemani Lane 1948a: 256 , figs. 14 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, six male and five female paratypes. There are three male paratypes at the NHM, numbered BMNH(E) # 256851-3. A number of additional specimens from Nova

Teutônia have been identified as M. freemani , but their conspecificity is questionable.

M. fuscecens Freeman 1951: 119 , figs. 227 (♂ terminalia), 337 (wing). Type-locality: Chile, Llanquihue , Casa Pangue. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, three male and five female paratypes, of which two male and five female paratypes (plus a possbile male paratype with broken abdomen) are at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Casa Pangue. / 4–20.xii.1926.” // “ Mycetophila / fuscencens [hw] / Freeman. / HOLOTYPE ” [printed on red label]” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “S. Chile: / Llanquihue Prov. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255689”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255690-7 .

M. guaraiasi Lane 1952a: 427 , figs. 9–10 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, two male and two female paratypes. The holotype labels are: “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 30.8.1936.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-40” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / guaraiasi [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]7[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / guaraiasi [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256935”. The paratype collection numbers are BMNH(E) # 256936-8 .

M. iheringi Lane 1948a: 260 . Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Ref.— Lane 1952a: 433. Holotype ♀, MZUSP.

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Notes. The type series included the female holotype and four female paratypes, of which a single female paratype are at the NHM . A pair of other females from the type-locality are labeled “TOPOTIPO”, but do not have type status. Another female from the type-locality and two females from Nova Teutônia have been identified as M. iheringi , conspecificity to wait for a revision. The paratype is numbered ( BMNH (E) # 256950) .

M. illita Freeman 1951: 122 , figs. 244 (♂ terminalia), 340 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, one hundred-fifty-two male and one-hudred-sixty-one female paratypes, of which the holotype and three-hundred-eight paratypes are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are :

“ Mycetophila / illita [ hw] / Freeman. / HOLOTYPE ” [printed on red label]” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Bariloche. / 6-7.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 256517”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 256518-826. It seems that, at least among the female paratypes, there are specimens not conspecific with the holotype.

M. juinensis Lane 1952a: 427 , figs. 11–12 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, and two male paratypes, of which the male holotype and a male paratype are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are: “HOLOTIPO” [printed in black on a rose rectangular label with black border] // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 10.7.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-682” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / juinensis [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / juinensis [hw] Lane 1952 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256933”. The paratype is probably a male ( BMNH (E) # 256934), but the apex of the abdomen was removed and the terminalia are not mounted (i.e., terminalia missing) .

M. mathesoni Lane 1948a: 252 , figs. 8, 43 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, and a female paratype. The NHM has no types. There is a male from the type-locality labeled as “TOPOTIPO”, which has no type status. There are three other identifed specimens, two of which are from Boracéia.

M. multiplex Freeman 1951: 13 , figs. 220 (♂ terminalia), 221 (♀ terminalia), 327 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Rio Negro, Lago Correntoso. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, five male and one female paratype, all of which are at the NHM .

The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / multiplex

[hw] // “L. Correntoso / 18–25.xi.1926.” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” //

“ HOLO- / TYPE ” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro . / F. & M.

Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255562”. Paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255563-8. The female has had its abdomen dissected and mounted on a separate acetate sheet, which is pretty rare in Freeman’s material.

M. nervitacta Freeman 1951: 116 , figs. 227 (♂ terminalia), 331 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, eight male and seven female paratypes, of which the holotype, six male and five female paratypes are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / nervitacta [hw] // “Bariloche / 25–28.x.1926.” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 256827” . Paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) #256828-38.

M. picea Freeman 1951: 119 , figs. 235–236 (♂ terminalia), 336 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Rio Negro, Lago Correntoso. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, twenty male and eight female paratypes, of which the holotype, seventeen male and seven female paratypes, besides two paratypes with broken abdomens, are at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / picea [hw] // “ L. Correntoso / 18–25.xi.1926.” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 255662” . Paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 255663-88.

M. shamanensis Lane 1952a: 430 , figs. 15–16 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, thirteen male and nine female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype, eleven male and eleven female paratypes, and two specimens with broken abdomens are at the NHM. The holotype is in excellent condition and does not have the terminalia dissected. The holotype labels are: “HOLOTIPO” [printed in black on a rose rectangular label with black border] // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 1.7.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-682” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / shamanensis [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / shamanensis [hw] Lane 1952 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256870”. The paratype collection numbers are BMNH(E) #256871-88 .

M. shannoni Lane 1948a: 254 , figs. 7, 29, 45 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, two male and two female paratypes, of which a single male paratype from the type-locality is at the NHM, numbered BMNH(E) # 256948. There are identified specimens from Nova Teutônia, but their conspecificity should wait for a revision .

M. spinipes Freeman 1951: 116 , figs. 228 (anterior tibia), 332 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype and four female paratypes, of which the holotype and three female paratypes are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “Bariloche. / 25–28.x.1926.” // “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / spinipes [hw] // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “S. Chile: / I. Chiloé. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 256839”. The paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) # 256840-2. One of the female is much smaller than the other two, with slightly different colours, so the conspecificity may be questionable .

M. stonei Lane 1952a: 431 (nom. nov. for M. edwardsi Lane ). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia.

M. EDWARDSI Lane 1948a: 248 , figs. 4 (♂ terminalia), 32 (wing). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, four male and two female paratypes, of which two female paratypes are at the NHM, numbered BMNH(E) # 256946-7, both from the type-locality and in excellent condition .

M. subcapitata Freeman 1954: 39 (nom. nov. for M. subfasciata Freeman ). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche.

M. SUBFASCIATA Freeman 1951: 120 , figs. 226, 241 (♂ terminalia) (preocc. Meigen 1818, now in Leia ). Typelocality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, nine male and fifteen female paratypes, of which two of the female paratypes are not at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / subcapitata [hw] // “Bariloche / 5.xi.1926.” “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “BMNH(E) # / 255728” . Paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) #255729-50.

M. tacuensis Lane 1952a: 432 , figs. 17–18 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, six male and nine female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype, three male and seven female paratypes are the NHM, plus a pair of paratypes without the abdomen ( BMNH (E) # 256907-18). The holotype labels are: “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 10.9.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-636” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / tacuensis [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]7[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila / tacuensis [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 256906” .

M. theresae Edwards 1932: 148 . Type-locality: Brasil, Espírito Santo, Santa Teresa. Ref.— Lane 1948a: 255, figs. 13, 48 (♂ terminalia). Holotype ♀, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included only the female holotype. The labels with the holotype are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border] // “Type” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border] // “S. Teresa, Esp.S. / O. Conde [pr] vi-28 [hw] // “ Brazil: / Th. Borgmeier. / B.M. 1931-577.” // Mycetophila / theresae Edw. [hw] / F.W. Edwards. / det. 1931. // “ HOLOTYPE [pr] / Mycetophila / theresae [hw] / det. J.E. Chainey, 1995 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 257001”. The specimen is in excellent condition. There are a number of specimens from different localities misidentified as M. theresae .

M. triangulifera Freeman 1951: 110 , figs. 214 (♂ terminalia), 323 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, sixteen male and six female paratypes, of which three males are not at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]”

// “ Type ” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” / Mycetophila / triangulifera [hw] // “Bariloche / 6–

7.xi.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) #256457”.

Paratypes are numbered BMNH(E) #256458-75/7.

M. uianai Lane 1952a: 433 , figs. 19–20 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, and two male paratypes, of which a male paratype and the female allotype are at the NHM ( BMNH (E) #256847-8). Both these specimens come from Nova

Teutônia, while the type-locality is Boracéia.

M. vaurasi Lane 1958c: 398 , fig. 2 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 301 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype and three male paratypes, of which the male holotype and a male paratype are at the NHM. Holotype labels: “HOLOTIPO” [printed in black on a rose rectangular label with black border] // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 4.5.1939.” // “Brit Mus / 1939-66” // [male terminalia dissected, mounted on an acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Mycetophila / ( Mycetophila ) / vaurasi [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]8[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Mycetophila (s.str.) / vaurasi [hw] Lane 1958 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # 256862”. The paratype collection number is BMNH(E) # 256857. The paratype has both wings mounted between microslides, together with the male terminalia.

Figures

FIGURES 266–278. Mycetophilidae habitus. 266. Mycetophila (Abmyceta) uaicensis Lane, holotype ♂. 267. Mycetophila (Abmyceta) uboyasi Lane, paratype ♀. 268. Mycetophila (Abmyceta) verberifera Freeman, holotype ♂. 269. Mycetophila (Abmyceta) xamasensis Lane, holotype ♂. 270. Mycetophila (Abmyceta) yurimauesi Lane, holotype ♂. 271. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) acarensis Lane, holotype ♂. 272. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) amplipennis Freeman, holotype ♂. 273. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) armatura Freeman, holotype ♂. 274. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) banhumai Lane, holotype ♂. 275. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) basalis Freeman, holotype ♂. 276. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) bifida Freeman, holotype ♂. 277. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) bisetosa Freeman, paratype ♀. 278. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) brevifurcata Freeman, holotype ♂.

FIGURES 279–291. Mycetophilidae habitus. 279. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) brunnescens Freeman, paratype ♀. 280. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) catharinae Edwards, holotype ♂. 281. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) conjuncta Freeman, holotype ♂. 282. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) curiaensis Lane, paratype ♀. 283. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) duanensis Lane, holotype ♂. 284. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) freemani Lane, paratype ♂. 285. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) fuscecens Freeman, paratype ♂. 286. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) guaraiasi Lane, holotype ♂. 287. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) iheringi Lane, paratype ♀. 288. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) illita Freeman, holotype ♂. 289. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) juinensis Lane, holotype ♂. 290. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) multiplex Freeman, holotype ♂. 291. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) nervitacta Freeman, paratype ♀.

FIGURES 292–304. Mycetophilidae habitus. 292. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) picea Freeman, holotype ♂. 293. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) shammanensis Lane, holotype ♂. 294. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) spinipes Freeman, paratype ♀. 295. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) stonei Lane, paratype ♀. 296. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) subcapitata Freeman, holotype ♂. 297. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) tacuensis Lane, holotype ♂. 298. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) theresae Edwards, holotype ♀. 299. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) triangulifera Freeman, holotype ♂. 300. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) uianai Lane, paratype ♀. 301. Mycetophila (Mycetophila) vaurasi Lane, holotype ♂. 302. Mycetophila (Oromyceta) javaesi Lane, holotype ♂. 303. Mycetophila (Oromyceta) tucunensis Lane, holotype ♂. 304. Mycetophila avicularia Freeman, holotype ♂.