Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) murina ( Lichtwardt, 1910 )

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 : 180

Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) murina ( Lichtwardt, 1910)

( Figs. 65–68 )

Eurygastromyia murina Lichtwardt, 1910: 607 .

Holotype. Male ( NHMUK), Argentina, Chubut, Valle del Lago Blanco.

Distribution. Argentina. (Córdoba, Neuquén, Santa Cruz). Chile. Región de Ñuble: Diguillín Province (Termas de Chillán). Región del Biobío: Arauco Province (Contulmo). Región de Aysén: Aysén Province (Aysén, Río Mañihuales), Coyhaique Province (Coyhaique) ( Fig. 73 ).

References. Edwards, 1930: 187 (com.); Jaffuel, 1933: 151 (biol.); Ruiz & Stuardo, 1935: 317 (com.); Stuardo, 1934b: 232–234 (biol., dist.); Stuardo, 1939: 79 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 98 (cat., [ Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) ]); Papavero, 1968: 5 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 45 (in key), 126–128 (redes., figs. 104 (sper.), 105 (male ter.), 110 (aede.), 157 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 251 (list); Angulo, 1987: 8 (ter.), 9 (list); Medan & Devoto, 2008: 158 (dist.), 159 (in key); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 9 (cat.); Kosmann et al., 2014: 415 (list).

Biology. This species has only been observed by citizen scientists visiting Senecio sp. and T. officinale .

Figures

FIGURE 73. Distribution map of Trichophthalma murina (Lichtwardt, 1910) (green circles), Trichophthalma niveibarbis (Bigot, 1857) (orange circles), Trichophthalma nubipennis Rondani, 1863 (yellow circles), and Trichophthalma philippii Rondani, 1863 (red circles).

FIGURES 65–68. Trichophthalma murina (Lichtwardt, 1910): (65) dorsal view, (66) lateral view, (67) wing, and (68) frontal view (photos by Ricardo Varela–Varela).