Ophyra albuquerquei Lopes, 1985

(Figs. 12, 39)

Type material examined. Holotype male, pinned, damaged, without abdomen, terminalia in plastic vial, “M. N. / N. [printed] 5332 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame; “Petrópolis (EJ).—Le / Vallon, Alto Mosela / (1.100m) 1/ I-8 / / III/57. Albq leg.” handwritten on White paper, black frame; “Holotipo” print on red paper, black frame; “ Ophyra / albuquerquei / Lopes, 1985” handwritten on white paper, black frame (MNRJ).

Other material examined. ARGENTINA: BUENOS AIRES: 1 male, Balcarce, III-47, Wappers leg. (ANLIS); 1 female, Burzaco, II-2006, Mulieri leg. (MACN); 1 male, Malbrán, Capital Federal, XII-2007, Patitucci leg. (MACN); 1 male, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS), Capital Federal, II-2008, Mulieri leg. (MACN); CÓRDOBA: 2 females, Capilla del Monte, I-2001, Mariluis leg. (MACN). MISIONES: 4 females, 2 males, Iguazú, 23-III-1987, Mariluis leg. (MACN); 7 females, 2 males, Puerto Esperenza, X-1978, Mariluis leg. (MACN). SALTA: 5 females, 1 male, El Maray 2000 mts, XII-1986, Mariluis leg. (MACN). TUCUMÁN: 2 males, Padre Monti, Burruyacu, 7-II-1948, Golbach leg. (IFML), 1 male, Quebrada La Toma, 21-XII-1950, Golbach leg. (IFML); 1 female, San Pedro de Colalao, 1190 m., III-1979, Mariluis leg. (MACN).

Distribution in Argentina (Fig. 39): Buenos Aires; Córdoba; Misiones; Salta; Tucumán.

References for Argentina . Patitucci et al. (2010a).

Remarks. A detailed description of the species was made by Lopes (1985a) and Pamplona & Couri (1989).

Biology. The necrophagous fly, O. albuquerquei, is a Neotropical species registered only in Brazil (Carvalho et al. 2005) and Argentina (Patitucci et al. 2010a).