Graphomya analis, Macquart, 1851

Pont, Adrian C., 2012, Muscoidea (Fanniidae, Anthomyiidae, Muscidae) described by P. J. M. Macquart (Insecta, Diptera), Zoosystema 34 (1), pp. 39-111 : 47

analis Macquart, 1851 , Cyrtonevra

Cyrtonevra analis Macquart, 1851b: 228 ( 1851d: 255) , pl. 23, fig. 9. Lectotype ♀, Chile (not “Tasmanie. Muséum.” as stated by Macquart), by designation of Albuquerque (1951: 16), in MNHN.

MATERIAL. — The only surviving syntype was redescribed by Albuquerque (1951: 13-16, figs 26-29), who referred to it as the lectotype ♀ (op. cit.: 16). It is under no. 1864 of the Macquart collection in MNHN. It is in poor condition, being quite thickly covered with mould, and with antennae and right mid leg missing. It is labelled by Macquart “ Cyrtonevra / analis. ♀. / Macq. n. sp.”, and also with a green disc with the accession number “15.43” on the reverse. This number refers to a collection from Chile sent to MNHN by Gay, and the species has nothing to do with the Australian fauna.

CURRENT IDENTITY. — Albuquerque (loc. cit.) corrected Séguy’s (1937:382) assignmentofthespeciesto Synthesiomyia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893 , and placed it in the genus Graphomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 , where it is correctly located.His redescription and illustrations are supplemented by the recent key, description and illustrations by Marques & Couri (2007: 437-439, figs 1, 2, 22-28). I also studied the lectotype which, being a unique specimen, I inadvertently referred to as holotype ( Pont 1967: 182), and clarified the confusion surrounding the various species of Muscidae described by Macquart with the specific epithet “ analis ”.