scutellaris (Fabricius), 1805:190 ( Milesia). Type locality: "America meridionali". HT M/F (UZMC).

Distr.: Colombia (Antioquia (Andes, Carepa, Fredonia, Ituango, La Pintada, San Roque, Santa Bárbara), Caldas (Riosucio), Meta (Vista hermosa), Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela.

Refs.: Macquart, 1834:513, pi. 11, fig. 19; Williston, 1887:178 pi. 8:8 (head); Hull, 1925b:291 (desc.), pi. 2:16 18 (head); Doesburg, 1962:23, fig. 1 (habitus), la (head), lb (hind leg), 2, 4 (puparium), 3 (habitus); Thompson et al. 1976:109 (cat.); Morales & Marinoni, 2009:343 (desc, syn.), figs. 37–39 (head, dorsal, lateral), 73 (thorax, dorsal), 78 (scutellum, lateral), 89, 95, 118 (hind leg), 138 (wing), 150, 153 (abdomen) 180 184, 207, 228 (M genitalia), 248, 257, 262 (F M genitalia).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia: Andes, Corregimiento de Santa Rita, 5.550249°, - 75.988733°, 3600m, 2males, 5.xii.2009, Leg. J.D. Sanchez & A.L. Montoya, Net (CEUA); Carepa, Estacion Tulenapa, Corpoica, 7.759545°, -76.654668°, 48m, 2males, 8.ii.2009, Leg.Duque, Net (CEUA); Fredonia, 5.916573°, -75.683347°, 1010m, 1male, Leg. Entomology Group, Net (CEUA); Ituango, 7.166667°, -75.750000°, 1600m, 1male, 15.ii.1989, Leg. J. Garces, Net. (CEUA); La Pintada, Hacienda Montenegro, 5.736521°, - 75.632087°, 650m, 1male, 1female, Leg. Velez & Grisales, Net (CEUA); San Roque, Corregimiento San Jose del Nus, 6.503175°, -74.926885°, 1800m, 1male, Leg. M. Castaño, Net (CEUA); Santa Bárbara, 5.882086°, - 75.575273°, 1846m, 14.vi.1993, Leg. G. Jiménez (UNAB); Caldas: Riosucio, Cerro Ingurumá, 5.421334°, - 75.719539°, 2200m, 1female, 7.i.2013, Leg. A.L. Montoya (CEUA); Meta: Vista Hermosa, Caño Blanco, 2.744073°, -73.748008°, 250m, 25.iii.1997, Leg. C. Bojacá (UNAB).