Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) andina ( Philippi, 1862 ), 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 : 173-174

Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) andina ( Philippi, 1862)

( Figs. 45–48 )

Hermoneura andina Philippi, 1865: 388 .

Holotype. Lost (not found in MNNC), Chile, Ñuble, Termas de Chillán . Neotype. Male ( MCCC), Chile, Cautín , Cherquenco .

Distribution. Argentina. (Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz). Chile. Región del Maule: Talca Province (Talca, Vilches). Región del Biobío: Province Biobío (Fundo Ralco). Región de Ñuble: Punilla Province (Los Pellines), Diguillín Province (Termas de Chillán). Región de La Araucanía: Cautín Province (Termas Río Blanco, Villarrica), Malleco Province (Cuesta Las Raíces, Curacautín, Lonquimay, Malalcahuello, NP Tolhuaca, Termas Tolhuaca). Región de Los Ríos: Valdivia Province (Valdivia) ( Fig. 53 ).

References. Philippi, 1865: 659 (com., Hermoneura ); Reed, 1888: 290 (cat., Hirmoneura ); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 27 (cat.); Lichtwardt, 1910: 606 (com., Eurygastromyia ); Edwards, 1930: 182 (com.); Jaffuel, 1933: 150 (biol.); Stuardo, 1934b: 226–227 (com., dist., biol.); Ruiz & Stuardo, 1935: 316 (com.); Stuardo, 1939: 91 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 97 (cat., [ Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) ]); Papavero, 1968: 4 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 42 (in key), 102–104 (neo. des., redes., figs. 81 (sper.), 83 (male ter.), 86 (aede.), 139 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 250 (list); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 242 (cat.); Angulo, 1987: 9 (list); Camousseight, 2005: 92 (list); Devoto & Medan, 2006: 32 (ecol., biol.), 33–34 (list), 36–37 (com.); Medan & Devoto, 2008: 158 (dist.), 159 (in key); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 8 (cat.); Kosmann et al., 2014: 415 (list).

Biology. This scarce species only has been recorded visiting Hypocheris radicata L. according to Devoto & Medan (2006).

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 45–48. Trichophthalma andina (Philippi, 1862): (45) dorsal view, (46) lateral view, (47) wing, and (48) frontal view (photos by Ricardo Varela–Varela).