Melaleucopis ortheziavora, Sabrosky, 1958

Gaimari, Stephen D., González, Christian R. & Elgueta, Mario, 2024, A catalog of the Chamaemyiidae of Chile (Diptera: Lauxanioidea), Zootaxa 5399 (5), pp. 555-569 : 562

ortheziavora Sabrosky

Melaleucopis ortheziavora Sabrosky, 1957: 116 . Type locality: Peru, Yauca. Holotype male, USNM (examined). References — Beingolea, 1957: 118 (biology, immatures, distribution), 110 ( Figures 1 [eggs], 2 [third instar], 3–4 [puparium], 5 [adult], 6 [wing], 1965: 1 (biology), 19 (biology), 20 (detailed biological study, Figures 1 [eggs], 2 [third instar]. 3–4 [puparium], 5 [adult], 6 [wing]), 21 (Figure 9 [eggs, larvae, adult, parasite], 25 (parasites); Sabrosky, 1957: 116 (in key); McAlpine, 1960: 54 (note); Tanasijtshuk, 1986: 40 (biology), 1992: 223/93 (note), 224/91 (Figures 60–61 [male genitalia]. Distribution — Chile. Región de La Araucanía (see Note). [also: Peru]. Host Records — Insignorthezia insignis (Browne) infesting olives; Praelongorthezia olivicola (Beingolea) infesting olives, Olea europaea , and infesting Citrus . Note —The report of this species by Artigas (1994) does not specifically state that it is in Chile, but rather, states that the host ortheziid species is present in Chile, and this fly is among the predators of the ortheziid. However, the first author has verified specimens of this species from the region indicated.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Adult male of a Chilean species of Ortalidina. Photo by Stephen A. Marshall, used with permission.