Limnophora aurifacies Stein, 1911

Patitucci, Luciano Damián, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo, Olea, Maria Sofia & Mariluis, Juan Carlos, 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species, Zootaxa 3702 (4), pp. 301-347 : 338

Limnophora aurifacies Stein, 1911

( Figs. 31 , 79 )

Material examined. ARGENTINA : BUENOS AIRES: 2 males, Burzaco, VIII-2001, Mulieri leg. ( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 1 female, 1 male, Huerta Grande, X-2008, Patitucci leg. ( MACN). TUCUMÁN: 3 females, Lacavera, 28-XI-1951, Golbach leg. ( FML); 1 female, Tucumán capital, 3-X-1926 ( FML).

Distribution in Argentina ( Fig. 79 ): Buenos Aires (new record); Córdoba (new record); Mendoza; Tucumán.

References for Argentina . Karl (1935); Stein (1918).

Remarks. Limnophora aurifacies , endemic of the Neotropical region, was described by Stein (1911) with specimens collected in Mendoza and Tucumán province in Argentina . Couri & Lopes (1987) included illustrations of female and male terminalia.

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 30 – 31. Head, lateral view. 30. Syllimnophora variceps. 31. Limnophora aurifacies.

FIGURES 77 – 82. Geographic distribution in Argentina. 77. Myospila fluminensis. 78. M. obscura. 79. Limnophora aurifacies. 80. L. brevihirta, L. marginata, and Schoenomyza argyriceps. 81. L. narona. 82. Lispe setuligera. Black dots: new records; gray squares: previous distribution; grey stars: province record (inexact data). Buenos Aires province is denoted in blue.