Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) commutata ( Philippi, 1865 )

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 : 176

Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) commutata ( Philippi, 1865)

( Figs. 51–52 )

Hermoneura commutate Philippi, 1865: 658 .

Holotype. Lost (not found in MNNC), Chile, Valdivia . Neotype. Male ( MCCC), Chile, Talca, El Radal, Cordillera de Talca .

Distribution. Chile. Región del Maule: Curicó Province (Fundo El Radal), Talca Province (Alto Vilches). Región del Biobío: Arauco Province (Contulmo, Nahuelbuta). Región de La Araucanía: Malleco Province (Angol, Cerro Nahuelbuta, Manzanares). Región de Los Ríos: Valdivia Province (Llancacura, Valdivia) ( Fig. 53 ).

References. Reed, 1888: 289 (cat., Hirmoneura ); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 28 (cat.); Lichtwardt, 1910: 604 ( Eurygastromyia ); Edwards, 1930: 186 (com.); Bequaert, 1932: 29 (com.); Stuardo, 1934b: 224–226 (com.,dist.); Stuardo, 1939:92 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 98 (cat., [ Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) ]); Papavero, 1968: 4 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 45 (in key), 109–111 (neo. des., redes. figs. 88 (sper.), 89 (male ter.), 94 (aede.), 159 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 251 (list); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 242 (cat.); Angulo, 1987: 9 (list); Camousseight, 2005: 92 (list); González & Coscarón, 2005: 365 (list); Smith-Ramírez et al., 2005: 415 (ecol.); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 8 (cat.); Smith-Ramírez et al., 2016: 5 (ecol.).

Biology. This species has also been observed visiting F. appendiculata and E. cordifolia ( Smith-Ramírez et al. 2005, 2016)

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).