paradoxus Philippi, 1865: 632

= Lobogaster philippii Schiner, 1868: 23 . Walker, 1874: 37 (listed as valid species, as Rhyphidae); Edwards, 1923: 488 (syn.).

Holotype: of Lobogaster paradoxus Philippi, no type specimens deposited in MNNC, of Lobogaster philippii Schin- er, the holotype male at NHMW. Distr.: Chile. Región de Coquimbo: Elqui Province (La Serena) (see Reed, 1937: 26); Región de Valparaíso: Valparaíso Province (Las Palmas [MNNC], Valparaíso (see Reed, 1937: 27)); Región Metropolitana: Santiago Province (Cerro San Ramón 2.400 masl [MNNC], Ñuñoa [UMCE], Pudahuel [UMCE], Recoleta [MNNC]), Cordillera Province (El Canelo [UMCE], Río Clarillo [UMCE]); Región de Ñuble: Punilla Province (San Fabián de Alico) (see Reed 1937: 27); Región de la Araucanía: Malleco Province (Angol) (see Reed 1937: 26).

Refs.: Schiner, 1868: 23 (as Lobogaster parodoxus, misspelling as Bibionidae); Walker, 1874: 37 (as Rhyphidae); Reed, 1888: 282 (cat., as Bibionidae); Hunter, 1900: 297 (cat.); Edwards, 1923: 488-489 (male terminalia, text-figs 2a, b; conspecificity of L. philippii and L. paradoxus; specimens from Bigot’s collection (OUMNH); comparison with Olbiogaster; as Anisopodidae); Edwards, 1930: 115 (dist.); Reed, 1937: 25 (redescrip; cites distribution from La Serena to Angol.); Stuardo, 1946: 40 (cat.); Papavero, 1967: 3 (cat.).

Comments. Edwards (1923) examined the type of L. philippii (NHMW) and mentions additional specimens made available by J.E. Collin from the Bigot collection in OUMNH. The CNC database (www.canacoll.org/ Diptera / Main/CNC_Inventory_Sept_2016.xls) indicates that their collection has one specimen of “ Lobogaster sp.”, without details of the locality.