Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) barbarossa ( Bigot, 1857 )

González, Christian R., Elgueta, Mario, Carvacho, Camila, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura & Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., 2023, A catalog of Nemestrinidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Nemestrinoidea) from Chile, Zootaxa 5360 (2), pp. 151-193 : 174-175

Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) barbarossa ( Bigot, 1857)

( Figs. 49–50 )

Hirmoneura barbarossa Bigot, 1857: 281–282 .

Thrieophthalma zonalis Rondani, 1863: 52 . Syntype: Female (MCCC). Type-locality: “ Chile ”. Refs. Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 29 (cat.).

Hirmoneura nemestrinoides Jaennicke, 1867: 335 , pl. 43, fig. 6. Type-locality: “ Chile ”. Refs. R̂der, 1882: 511; Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 28 (cat.). vicarians Schiner, 1868: 111. Type-locality: “ Chile ”. Ref. Reed, 1888: 290 (cat.). vicarius Hunter, 1901: 150, error.

Holotype. Lost. Neotype. Male ( MCCC), Chile, Osorno , Puerto Octay .

Distribution. Chile. Región de Coquimbo: Elqui Province (El Toro, El Trozo). Región de Valparaíso: Marga Marga Province (Colliguay, NP La Campana), Quillota Province (Cuesta El Melón, Nogales), Valparaíso Province (Valparaíso). Región Metropolitana de Santiago: Chacabuco Province (Caleu), Cordillera Province (El Alfalfal, El Canelo, La Obra), Santiago Province (Las Condes, Peñalolén, Quebrada de Macul, Rinconada de Maipú). Región de O’Higgins: Cachapoal Province (Termas de Cauquenes). Región del Maule: Curicó Province (Costa Vergara, El Peñon), Talca Province (Bramadero, Constitución, Río Lontué), Linares Province (Linares, Villalobos). Región de Ñuble: Itata Province (Cobquecura), Diguillín Province (Las Trancas). Región del Biobío: Concepción Province (Cerro Carriel, Concepción, Desembocadura, Hualpén, Parque Botánico Hualpén, Penco, Rocoto), Arauco Province (Cabrerio, Caramávida, Contulmo, NP Nahuelbuta) Biobío Province (Mulchén). Región de La Araucanía: Cautín Province (Cautín, Cherquenco, Cholchol, Panguipulli, Termas Palguin, Termas Río Blanco), Malleco Province (NP Nahuelbuta, Río Blanco). Región de Los Ríos: Valdivia Province (Valdivia). Región de Los Lagos: Osorno Province (Pucatrihue, Puerto Octay, Puyehue, Rofuco), Llanquihue Province (Petrohué, Puerto Montt), Palena Province (Aulén), Chiloé Province (Guabún) ( Fig. 53 ).

References. Philippi, 1865: 655 (com., Hermoneura ); Schiner, 1868: 107 (Trichopthalma; n. comb.); Reed, 1888: 289 (cat., Hirmoneura ); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 27 (cat.); Lichtwardt, 1910: 603 ( Eurygastromyia ); Lichtwardt, 1919: 278 ( Eurygastromyia ); Edwards, 1930: 186 (com.); Bequaert, 1932: 31 (com.); Stuardo, 1934b: 221–224 (biol., dist.), pl. 7, fig. 1; Stuardo, 1939: 91 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 97 (cat., [ Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) ]); Papavero, 1968: 4 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 45 (in key), 104–109 (neo. des., redes., figs. 82 (sper.), 84 (male ter.), 85 (aede.), 140 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 250 (list); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 242 (cat.); Angulo, 1987: 9 (list); González & Coscarón, 2005: 365 (list); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 8 (cat.).

Biology. This species has been observed visiting Francoa appendiculata Juss ex Cav. and Eucryphia cordifolia Cav.

Figures

FIGURE 53. Distribution map of Trichophthalma amaena Bigot, 1881 (green circles), Trichophthalma andina (Philippi, 1862) (Philippi, 1865) (red circles), Trichophthalma barbarossa Bigot, 1857 (orange circles), and Trichophthalma commutata (Philippi, 1865) (yellow circles).

FIGURES 49–52. Trichophthalma barbarossa Bigot, 1857: (49) feed on Francoa appendiculata A. Juss. ex Cav. (photo by Claudio Maureira) and (50) (photo by Fanny Araya) Trichophthalma commutata (Philippi, 1865): (51) feed on F. appendiculata (photo by Fanny Araya) and (52) resting in a wheel (photo by Pía Fernández).