Tetanocera simplex

Murphy, William L., González, Christian R. & Elgueta, Mario, 2022, A catalog of the Sciomyzidae of Chile, with a key to genera (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea), Zootaxa 5099 (2), pp. 261-278 : 274

simplex Zuska in Zuska & Berg, 1974: 347–349 , figs. 3, 4, 11, 12, 25, 26, 38, 39, 47, 56

Holotype. Male ( CUIC), Chile, Osorno, ne. shore of Lago Llanquihue.

Distribution. Chile: Región del Biobío: Biobío Province (Los Angeles 50 km N, Mulchén 16 km N, Salto del Laja); Región de La Araucania: Malleco Province (Angol), Cautín Province (Cajón 4 km E); Región de Los Ríos: Valdivia Province (Río Pilmaiquen at Road 5); Región de Los Lagos: Osorno Province (Lago Llanquihue shore NE), Llanquihue Province (Puerto Varas 3 km E), Chiloé Province (Castro).

References. Abercrombie 1970: 139–141 (biology, habitat), 253–255 (egg, larva I); Zuska & Berg 1974: 332 (figs. 3, 4 foreleg, fig. 11 male postabdomen), 333 (key) 338 (fig. 25 male postabdomen), 339 (fig. 26 male terminalia), 345 (fig. 38 male terminalia), 346 (fig. 39 male terminalia), 348 (fig. 47 female terminalia), 357 (fig. 56 geographic distribution); Knutson et al. 1976: 13 (catalog); Marinoni 1995: 142 (list); Knutson & Vala 2011: 457 (table 21.1 world checklist).

Remarks. Knutson et al. (1976) listed this species as occurring in Concepción province, without a precise locality.