scalaris Fabricius, 1794: 332 (Musca) . Type locality: "Hafniae" (= Copenhagen), Den-mark. LT M (ZMUC) (des. Michelsen 1979: 188), PT (ZMUC). Distr.: Colombia (Antioquia (Medellin)), Brazil, Chile, Argentina; cosmopolitan, most common in temperate areas. Refs.: de Carvalho et al., 1993: 15 (cat.); de Carvalho et al., 2003: 18 (cat.); Wolff et al., 2004: 10 (larvae, doubt on the specific identification).