Cyphomyia leucocephala, Wiedemann, 1819

Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, Zootaxa 5190 (1), pp. 1-55 : 17

leucocephala Wiedemann, 1819 ( Fig. 107 )

Cyphomyia leucocephala Wiedemann, 1819: 55 . Syntype: female (ZMHB). Type locality: Brazil.

References. James, 1940: 129 (in key to species); 142 (list); Iide, 1963a: 25 (larva descr. and adult suppl. descr., figs 1–22) James, 1973a: 26.27 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 161 (cat.)

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♀, [Concepción], Concepción, 15.ix.1932, A. Schultze ( USNM; USNMENT01753627 ) ; 1 ♀, 16.xi.1932 ( USNM; USNMENT01753628 ) ; 1 ♂, 23.xi.1933 ( USNM; USNMENT01753627 ) . 1 ♀, San Pedro, Liberación , 03.i.1994, Bolívar Garcete col. ( MEL) .

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay (Concepción: Concepción; San Pedro: Liberación), Peru.

Comments. Additional images of the specimen from Liberación, San Pedro, Paraguay can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114961550.

Figures

FIGURES 103–114. Stratiomyid species, abdomen dorsal view and habitus dorsal and lateral. 103–105. Hoplitimyia sp. 1, male. 106. Chrysochlorina albipes James, 1939, male. 107. Cyphomyia leucocephala Wiedemann, 1819, female. 108–109. Cyphomyia wiedemanni Gerstaecker, 1857, male. 110–111. Leucoptilum plaumanni James, 1943, female. 112–113. Gowdeyana vitrisetosus (Lindner, 1935), female. 114. Myxosargus sp. 1, male. Photographs 106–114 © Jean-Michel Maes.