Dolichopodidae

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 : 24

Dolichopodidae ( Fig. 56–58 )

The Dolichopodidae comprises over 7,500 species, grouped into 12 subfamilies and 226 extant genera ( Grichanov & Brooks 2017). Several authors have contributed to the study of the Chilean fauna, for example, Naglis (2003) described the Neotropical genus Viridigona , including three species and keeping Neurigona lamprostethus Philippi as a nomen dubium. Pollet (2005) added new species of Achalcus Loew , transferred three species to the genus Australachalcus Pollet , and described seven species for the latter genus. Bickel (2004, 2007) described Maipomyia Bickel based on two Chilean species, and Pharcoura Bickel based on three species from Nothofagus forests. In addition, Runyon & Pollet (2019) added four species to Enlinia Aldrich. It is also worth noting the presence of the subfamily Parathalassiinae in Chile ( Cumming & Brooks 2019), usually known from rocky or sandy sea-coasts, river banks and stream margins. Neothalassius Brooks & Cumming (2016) has two species restricted to Chile and Peru, whereas there is a particular subgroup of the genus Microphorella collected close to freshwater away from the sea ( Cumming & Brooks 2019; Brooks & Cumming 2023). A total of 118 species divided among 23 genera have been cited for Chile ( Van Duzee 1930; Naglis 2003; Bickel 2004, 2007; Pollet 2005; Brooks & Cumming 2016; Runyon & Pollet 2019).

Figures

FIGURES 56–61. Empidoidea (continued) of Chile: (56) Sympycnus miricornis Parent (Dolichopodidae, photo by Claudio Maureira); (57) Chrysotimus sp. (Dolichopodidae, photo by Matías Gargiulo); (58) Neothalassius triton Brooks & Cumming (Dolichopodidae,photo by Daltonde SouzaAmorim); (59)Scelolabes bivittatus Philippi (Hybotidae,photoby Claudio Maureira); (60) Neotrichina sp. (Hybotidae, photo by Matías Gargiulo), and (61) Homalocnemis praesumpta Collin (Homalocnemidae, photo by José Albertino).