Gymnodia debilis (Williston, 1896)

Patitucci, Luciano Damián, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo, Olea, Maria Sofia & Mariluis, Juan Carlos, 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species, Zootaxa 3702 (4), pp. 301-347 : 332

Gymnodia debilis (Williston, 1896)

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Material examined. BRASIL: MATO GROSSO DO SUL: 1 male, Maracaju, II-1937, ( MNRJ), 2 female, 1 male, Bodoquena, XI-1941 ( MNRJ).

Distribution in Argentina ( Fig. 66 ): Buenos Aires; Catamarca; Córdoba; Entre Ríos; Jujuy.

References for Argentina . Carvalho & Pont (1998).

Remarks. Gymnodia debilis was recently redescribed by Carvalho & Pont (1998). The puparium was studied by Skidmore (1985)

Biology. Mendes & Linhares (2002) observed predatory activity of larvae of G. debilis on H irritans . The specimens studied by Skidmore (1985) were reared from cow dung. Some authors considered this species as synanthropic (Carvalho et al. 2002; Gregor 1975).

Figures

FIGURES 66 – 70. Geographic distribution in Argentina. 66. Gymnodia debilis. 67. G. delecta. 68. G. quadristigma. 69. Mydaea plaumanni. 70. M. sexpunctata. Black dots: new records; gray squares: previous distribution; grey stars: province record (inexact data). Buenos Aires province is denoted in blue.