Arthurella choelensis Patitucci & Mariluis, 2011

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 : 324-326

Arthurella choelensis Patitucci & Mariluis, 2011

( Figs. 2 b, 49)

Type material examined. Holotype male, pinned, “ Argentina R. Negro / Choele-Choel / 18-I-1977 / Mariluis col.” handwritten on white paper ( MACN).

Other material examined. ARGENTINA : BUENOS AIRES: 2 females, 3 males, Buenos Aires, 7-V-1951, Blanchard leg. ( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 1 male, Guanaco Muerto, II-1975, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Capilla del Monte, 1000 m, 31-I-2002, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). LA PAMPA: 1 female, Santa Rosa, 2-VIII-2008, Di Iorio leg. ( MACN). MENDOZA: 1 female, 1 male, Mendoza Capital: 32°53'55.87"S, 68°52'23.17"W, 24-V-2007, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 5 females, 1 male, 32°53'58.55"S, 68°52'23.82"W, 09-IV-2008, 1 male, 03-IV-2008, 1 male, 17-IV-2008, 1 female, 8 males, 06-IV-2008, 1 female 04-IV-2008, Aballay Leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 32°53'53.41"S, 68°52'26.29"W, 10-IV-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 2 females, 32°53'52.13"S, 68°52'22.48"W, 31-X-2008, 1 female, 01-XI-2008, 1 female, 02-XI-2008, 1 male, 04-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 05-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 06-XI-2008, 1 female, 3 males, 07-XI-2008, 3 females, 1 male, 08-XI-2008, 2 females, 2 males, 09-XI-2008, 1 female, 11-XI-2008, 1 female 12-XI-2008, 1 female, 14-XI-2008, 1 female, 2 males, 18-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 20-XI-2008, 1 male, 29-XI-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 32°53'57.34"S – 68°52'28.85"W, 01-XI-2008, 1 female, 01-XI-2008, 2 females, 05-XI-2008, 2 females, 06-XI-2008, 1 female, 07- XI-2008, 1 male, 08-XI-2008, 1 male, 13-XI-2008, 2 females, 1 male, 14-XI-2008, 1 female, 15-XI-2008, 1 male, 17-XI-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 male, Santa Rosa, Ñacuñan, 14-16-VIII-1997, Roig leg. (IADIZA). RÍO NEGRO: 7 females, 17 males Choele-Choel, 19-I-1977, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 male, San Antonio Oeste, 14-I- 1977, Mariluis leg. ( MACN).

Distribution in Argentina ( Fig. 49 ): Buenos Aires (new record); Córdoba; Mendoza; La Pampa; Río Negro.

References for Argentina . Patitucci et al. (2011a).

Remarks. Arthurella choelensis is the second species described for this Neotropical genus ( Patitucci et al. 2011a).

Biology. Some specimens were collected in experiments of cadaveric succession and on rotting meat.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Head, anterior view. 2 a. Lispe setuligera. 2 b. Arthurella choelensis. The dotted line indicates the parafacial, the arrow indicates the palpus.

FIGURES 48 – 51. Geographic distribution in Argentina. 48. Synthesiomyia nudiseta. 49. Arthurella choelensis. 50. Neomuscina zosteris. 51. Neurotrixa felsina. Black dots: new records; gray squares: previous distribution; black stars: province new record (inexact data). Buenos Aires province is denoted in blue.