Neodexiopsis paulistensis Albuquerque, 1956

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 : 341-342

Neodexiopsis paulistensis Albuquerque, 1956

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Neodexiopsis paulistensis Albuquerque, 1956d

Neodexiopsis croceafrons Synder, 1957 . New synonymy.

Type material examined. N. paulistensis : Holotype male, pinned, damaged, without abdomen, leg glued, “S. Bocaína 1700m / Fazend. Lageado / S.P. malo de 1951 / Dalcy, Machado” printed on white paper; “Holotipo” print on red paper, black frame; “4753” handwritten on white paper, black frame; “ Neodexiopsis / paulistensis sp. n. [handwritten] / D Albuquerque det. [printed]” on white paper, black frame ( MNRJ). Paratype female, pinned, without abdomen “S. Bocaína 1700m / Fazend. Lageado / S.P. malo de 1951 / Dalcy, Machado” printed on white paper; “Alotipo” print on red paper, black frame; “ Neodexiopsis / paulistensis sp. n. [handwritten] / D Albuquerque det. [printed]” on white paper, black frame; “♀” handwritten on white paper. “M.N.R.J [printed] / 4408 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame ( MNRJ). Paratype female, pinned, without abdomen, “S. Bocaína 1700m / Fazend. Lageado / S.P. malo de 1951 / Dalcy, Machado” printed on white paper; “Paratypo” print on red paper, black frame; “♀” handwritten on white paper. “M.N.R.J [printed] / 4407 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame ( MNRJ). Paratype female, pinned, without abdomen, “S. Bocaína 1700m / Fazend. Lageado / S.P. malo de 1951 / Dalcy, Machado” printed on white paper; “Paratypo” print on red paper, black frame; “ Neodexiopsis / paulistensis sp. n. [handwritten] / D Albuquerque det. [printed]” on white paper, black frame; “♀” handwritten on white paper. “M.N.R.J [printed] / 4408 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame ( MNRJ). Paratype female, pinned, without abdomen, “Parque Nacional / Da Serra dos Órgãos / theresopolis 1500-1700 m / 16- 22.4.1947 Wigod, Col.” Printed on white paper, black frame; “Paratypo” print on red paper, black frame; “ Neodexiopsis / paulistensis sp. n. [handwritten] / D Albuquerque det. [printed]” on white paper, black frame; “♀” handwritten on white paper. “M.N.R.J [printed] / 4411 [handwritten]” on white paper, black frame ( MNRJ). N. croceafrons : Paratype, female, pinned, “R. A. Tucuman / Tafí del Valle / 6-12-XII- 947 / coll: Golbach” handwritten on white paper, black frame; “ Neodexiopsis / croceafrons / Snyder [handwritten] / Paratype [printed]” on white paper ( IFML).

Other material examined. ARGENTINA : BUENOS AIRES: 1 female, Campana, RNEO, 26-II-2010, Patitucci leg. ( MACN). 1 female, Mar del Plata, XI-2007, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 2 females, Huerta Grande, X-2008, Mulieri leg. ( MACN).

Distribution in Argentina ( Fig. 87 ): Buenos Aires; Córdoba (new record); Tucumán.

References for Argentina . Patitucci et al. (2011b), Snyder (1957).

Remarks. Neodexiopsis paulistensis was decribed by Albuquerque (1956d) from several male and female specimens from Brazil. We compared these specimens with the paratype of N. croceafrons from IFML (collected in Argentina and Brazil) and we concluded they are conspecific. We herewith formally synonymized these two names.

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 20. Head, female, anterior view. 19. Neodexiopsis geniculata. 20. Neodexiopsis paulistensis.

FIGURES 83 – 88. Geographic distribution in Argentina. 83. Syllimnophora variceps. 84. Bithoracochaeta calopus. 85. B. leucoprocta. 86. Neodexiopsis geniculata. 87. N. paulistensis. 88. Spathipheromyia guttipennis. Black dots: new records; gray squares: previous distribution; grey stars: province record (inexact data). Buenos Aires province is denoted in blue.