canicularis Linnaeus, 1761: 454 (Musca) . Nom. nov. for lateralis Linnaeus, 1758. Type locality: “Europe”. Distr.: Colombia (Magdalena (Santa Marta), Boyacá (Pauna)). LT M of Musca lateralis (LSUK). Refs.: Stein, 1904: 458 (list); Séguy, 1937: 165 (cat.); James, 1947: 130 (distr.); de Carvalho et al., 1993: 6 (cat.); de Carvalho et al., 2003: 219 (cat.); Grisales et al., 2012b: 6 (remarks).