Palpada chilena ( Rondani, 1863 )

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Riera, Pamela, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura, Guzmán, Vicente Valdés & Henríquez-Piskulich, Patricia, 2021, Updating the knowledge of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Chile: Illustrated catalog, extinction risk and biological notes, Zootaxa 4959 (1), pp. 1-178 : 45-46

Palpada chilena ( Rondani, 1863)

Figs. 56 – 57

Eristalis lateralis Walker, 1837: 347

Eristalomya chilena Rondani, 1863: 5

Eristalis chilensis Philippi, 1865: 743

Eristalis porteri Curran, 1935: 8

Type locality and data. “ Chile ” (T, ♀, MZUN) .

Material examined. Coquimbo: 2♂, 1♀, El Naranjo, Tilama , III.1967, Leg. Molina ( MEUC) ; Valparaíso: 1♂, Mantagua , 13.I.1967, Leg. D. Lanfranco ( MNHNCL) ; 2♀, Los Andes, Río Blanco , 14.XII.1960, Leg. N. Hichins ( MEUC) ; Metropolitana : 1♀, Maipú , 11.IV.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, Los Maitenes , 15.X.1954, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Maule: 6♂, 1♀, Buchen , 8.I.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, Estero Cabrera , 9.II.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 14♂, 2♀, El Coigo, 1.II.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, 1♀, Cubillo , 25.XII.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 43♂, 1♀, Fundo Malcho , XII.1956, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, Las Cruces , X.1958, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 43♂, La Vinilla, 5.XII.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 2♀, Villa Alegre , 5.XII.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Ñuble : 1♀, Recinto , 3.IV.1954, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 26♂, Las Trancas , 10.II.1959, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Bío Bío: 1♂, Concepción , 22.XI.1970, Leg. W. Boyes ( CNC) ; 2♂, Caramavida , Arauco, 30.I.1967, Leg. L.E. Peña ( MEUC) ; 5♂, 9♀, Peillem- Pilli , 14.I.1954, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 127♂, 2♀, Pichinahuel , 30.I.1954, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; La Araucanía: 1♂, 1♀, Angol , 29.V.1925, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, Laguna Galletué , 1.I.1968, Leg. L.E. Peña ( MEUC) ; 1♂, Temuco , 30.IX.1987, Leg. R. Rebolledo ( UFRO) ; 3♂, 7♀, Marimenuco , 10-13.XII.1959, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Los Ríos: 2♂, 1♀, Santo Domingo, Valdivia , 5.II.1989, Leg. E. Krahmer ( UACH) ; 1♀, Paillaco , 19.XI.1970, Leg. J. W. Boyes ( CNC) ; Los Lagos: 1♂, 1♀, Pucatrihue , 4–21.II.1937, Leg. L. E. Peña ( MEUC) ; 2♂, Maicolpué , 22.XII.1993, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, Contao, Llanquihue , 22.II.1966, Leg. J. Silva ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Lago Chapo , 15.XII.1964, Leg. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; Peulla, Casa Pangue, Puerto Varas , Ancud, Castro ( Etcheverry 1963) ; 4♂, Ahoní , 24.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood ( CNC) ; 1♀, Terao , 23.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood ( CNC) ; 4♂, 3♀, Dalcahue , no date, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, 1♀, Melinka , 28-31.I.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Aysén: 1♂, 2♀, Puerto Cisnes , 1.II.1961, Leg. L.Peña ( CNC) ; 1♀, Rio Mañihuales , 3–6.III.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, 6♀, Rio Simpson, Coyhaique , 7–9.III.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♀, Puerto Ibañez , 12-15.I.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 5♂, Lago Buenos Aires, Chile Chico , 24–31.XII.1960, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) .

References. Philippi, 1865: 743 (desc. as Eristalis chilensis ); Rondani, 1863: 5 (desc.); Williston, 1886: 393 (cat.); Reed, 1888: 298 (cat.); Lynch Arribálzaga, 1892: 34 (cat.); Kertész, 1910: 215 (cat.); Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 122 (desc. as Eristalis lateralis ); Curran, 1935: 8 (desc.); Stuardo, 1946: 130 (cat.); Fluke, 1957: 132 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 35 (cat.); Thompson et al., 1976: 104 (cat.); Lagrange, 1990b: 9, fig. 10–18 (desc. & key); Camousseight, 2005: 96 (cat.).

World distribution. Argentina and Chile.

Chilean distribution. From Coquimbo to Aysén region ( Fig. 65 ).

Altitudinal range. From coastal to highland ecosystems (5– 3,000 m.a.s.l.).

Biology and notes. Palpada chilena is associated with exotic plants such as Lantana trifolia L. (Orlando Montes, CSP record), Ranunculus aquatilis L. (Rodrigo Barahona-Segovia pers. obs.), R. ulmifolius (Fernando González, CSP records), Chrysantemum sp. (Karina Bustamante, CSP record), and M. domestica (Vanessa Durán & Rodrigo Barahona-Segovia pers. obs.) as well as the native species E. cordifolia or M. ovata var. ovata (Cecilia Smith-Ramírez et al. 2005, 2014) and M. planipes , Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D. Legrand & Kausel , L. sempervirens (Rodrigo Barahona-segovia, pers. obs.).

Conservation status. LC; EOO = 291,225 km 2; AOO = 120 km 2 and 30 localities (or subpopulations).

Figures

FIGURE 65. Distribution map of Palpada chilena (Rondani, 1863) (blue circles); Palpada elegans (Blanchard, 1852) (red circles); Palpada meigenii (Wiedemann, 1830) (black circles); Palpada nigripes (Wiedemann, 1830) (pink circles); Palpada rufiventris (Macquart, 1846) (green circles), and Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1799) (yellow circles) in Chile.

FIGURE 56–61. Palpada chilena (Rondani, 1863): (56) male visiting a Lantara camara L., Santiago (photo by Orlando Montes); (57) female resting in a leave, Pucón (Photo by Miguel Mellado). Palpada elegans (Blanchard, 1852): (58) female visiting a Trifolium sp., Santiago (photo by Matías Cortés); (59) male visiting an Asteraceae, Lago Lanalhue (photo by Edgardo Flores). Palpada meigenii (Wiedemann, 1830): (60) males visiting Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Biobío river (photo by Orlando Montes); (61) female resting, Puerto Montt (photo by Matías Cortés).