Syrphidae

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 29

Syrphidae ( Figs 68–72 )

The family Syrphidae comprises over 6,200 extant species, grouped into four subfamilies and 210 genera worldwide ( Thompson et al. 2010). New additions to the fauna of Chile were provided by Etcheverry (1966), Thompson & Marnef (1977), Thompson & Thompson (2006), Barahona-Segovia & Barceló (2019) and Barahona-Segovia et al. (2021a). Furthermore, Barahona-Segovia et al. (2021b) added ten genera to the list of Chilean fauna, seven of which corresponded to new combinations, and two new records: Sphiximorpha Rondani and Paragus Latreille. Here we confirm the presence of Platycheirus walkeri (Lynch Arribálzaga) (omitted in Barahona-Segovia et al. 2021b) in Región de Magallanes. There are currently 134 valid species separated into 47 genera in Chile ( Barahona-Segovia et al. 2021b).

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FIGURES68–73.SyrphoideaandPipunculidaeofChile:(68)Allograptahortensis(Philippi)and(69)Austroscaevamelanostoma (Macquart) (Syrphidae, Syrphinae, both photos by Gabriela Germain); (70) Microdon violaceus (Syrphidae, Microdontinae, photo by Vicente Valdés); (71) Stilbosoma rubiceps Philippi (Syrphidae, photo by Josefina Arce); (72) Valdiviomyia ruficauda (Syrphidae, photo by Patricia Medina), and (73) Eudorylas posticus (Collin) (Pipunculidae, photo by Vicente Valdés).