Paragus (Paragus) angustistylus Vockeroth, 1986

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Riera, Pamela, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura, Guzmán, Vicente Valdés & Henríquez-Piskulich, Patricia, 2021, Updating the knowledge of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Chile: Illustrated catalog, extinction risk and biological notes, Zootaxa 4959 (1), pp. 1-178 : 111

Paragus (Paragus) angustistylus Vockeroth, 1986

Paragus (Paragus) angustistylus Vockeroth, 1986: 190

Type locality and data. “ Ontario, Lanarck , Canadá ” (HT, ♂, CNC) .

Material examined. Los Lagos: (sex undeterminated) Maicolpué , 22.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood ( CNC) .

References. Vockeroth, 1986: 190 (desc.).

World distribution. Canadá, USA and Chile.

Chilean distribution. Only known from Los Lagos region ( Fig. 164 ).

Altitudinal range. The locality where this species was registered is near the coast.

Biology and notes. Probably an introduced species. The genus Paragus occurs throughout all continents. In the New World, seven species have been recorded from Yukon to Central America. This is the first record of this tribe and genus in southern South America. We do not know the flowers that this species visits, the prey they consume in their larval stages, or the basic aspects of its biology and ecology.

Conservation status. Not evaluated because this species is considered exotic.

Figures

FIGURE 164. Distribution map of Platycheirus species in Chile: Platycheirus (Carposcalis) chalconotus (Philippi, 1865) (blue circles); Platycheirus (Carposcalis) fenestratus (Macquart, 1842) (red circles); Platycheirus (Carposcalis) punctulatum (Wulp, 1888) (black circles); Platycheirus (Carposcalis) lundbladi (Enderlain, 1940) (green circles) and Paragus angustistylus Vockeroth, 1968 (yellow triangle).