Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) jaffueli Stuardo, 1936: 172–173

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 : 178-179

Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) jaffueli Stuardo, 1936: 172–173 .

( Figs. 60–61 )

Holotype. Male ( MNNC), Chile, Ñuble , Termas de Chillán.

Distribution. Argentina. (Misiones, Santiago del Estero, Neuquén, Río Negro). Chile. Región de Ñuble: Diguillín Province (Las Trancas, Piedras Comadres, Pirigallo, Shangri La, Termas de Chillán). Región del Biobío: Biobío Province (Cordillera Blanca, Laguna de la Laja). Región de La Araucanía: Cautín Province (NP Conguillio,

Fundo Los Coiģes, Licanray, Termas Río Blanco, Villarrica), Malleco Province (Cordillera Blanca, Laguna María Jesús, Lonquimay, Malalcahuello, Malleco, Volcán Lonquimay). Región de Los Ríos Valdivia Province (Valdivia). Región de Los Lagos: Osorno Province (Pucatrihue, Puyehue), Llanquihue Province (NP Vicente Pérez Rosales ). Región de Aysén: Coyhaique Province (Coyhaique), Aysén Province (Aysén). Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena: Última Esperanza Province (Cueva del Milodón, NP Torres del Paine), Magallanes Province (Puerto Prat), Última Esperanza Province (Laguna Sofía) ( Fig. 64 ).

References. Edwards, 1930: 186 (com.); Ruíz & Stuardo, 1935: 316 (com.); Stuardo, 1936: 172–173 (desc., pl. 16, fig. 1); Stuardo, 1939: 92 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 98 (cat., [ Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) ]); Papavero, 1968: 4 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 45 (in key), 119–121 (neo. des., redes., figs. 91 (sper.), 93 (male ter.), 96 (aede.), 161 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 251 (list); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 242 (cat.); Angulo, 1976: 197 (com., dist.); Angulo, 1987: 8 (ter.), 9 (list); Vázquez & Simberloff, 2002: 621 (list); González & Coscarón, 2005: 365 (list); Medan & Devoto, 2008: 158 (dist.); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 9 (cat.); Kosmann et al., 2014: 415 (list).

Biology. This species has been observed visiting Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F. H. Wigg., Chicorium intybus Linneus and Senecio sp. Vásquez & Simberloff (2003) also recoded this Nemestrinids feed on A. aurea and the exotic Rosa eglanteria Linnaeus. On the other hand, Devoto & Medan (2006) recorded to this Nemestrinid visiting Carduus sp. , Cerastium arvense L. and H. radicata . Finally, T. jaffueli also has been recorded on flower of Senecio patagonicus Phil. (D. Medan unpublished data).

Figures

FIGURE 64. Distribution map of Trichophthalma eximia (Philippi, 1865) (green circles), Trichophthalma herbsti (Lichtwardt, 1910) (red circles), Trichophthalma inexpectata Angulo, 1971 (brown circles), Trichophthalma jaffueli Stuardo, 1936 (orange circles), and Trichophthalma landbecki (Philippi, 1865) (yellow circles).

FIGURES 60–63. Trichophthalma jaffueli Stuardo, 1936: (60) latero-dorsal view (photo Vicente Valdés) and (61) frontal view (photo by Antonia Cornejo); Trichophthalma landbecki (Philippi, 1865): (62) dorsal view (photo by Raúl Lobos) and (63) feed on Rubus ulmifolius Schott in Oken et al. (photo by Juan Carlos Arenas).