Stratiomyidae

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 : 19

Stratiomyidae ( Figs 28–29 )

The Stratiomyidae comprises over 2,800 extant species, grouped into 12 subfamilies and 369 genera ( Woodley 2001). The subfamily Parhadrestiinae is only known from Chile ( Hauser et al. 2017a). Several morphological and molecular studies have corroborated the monophyly of this family and its subfamilies ( Woodley 2001; Brammer & von Dohlen 2007, 2010). Knowledge of the family in Chile is mainly based on the work of James (1973, 1974, 1975a). A recent catalog for the Stratiomyidae of Chile includes 73 species in 24 genera; the genus Macromeracis Enderlein is the most species-rich genus in Chile, with 18 species ( Fachin et al. 2021).

Figures

FIGURES 26–31. Tabanomorpha (continued), Stratiomyomorpha and Nemestrinoidea of Chile: (26) Osca varia (Walker) (Tabanidae, photo by Guillermo Arenas); (27) Mycteromyia conica (Bigot) (Tabanidae, photo by Romina Lobe); (28) Exaireta longicornis James (Stratiomyidae. photo by Gabriela Germain); (29) Psellidotus elegans (Macquart) (Stratiomyidae, photo by Cristian Correa); (30) Lasia nigritarsis (Blanchard) (Acroceridae, photo by Francisco Barrera); (31) Trichophthalma barbarossa (Bigot) (Nemestrinidae, photo by Fanny Araya).