Palpada vinetorum ( Fabricius, 1798 )

Ramage, Thibault, Charlat, Sylvain & Mengual, Ximo, 2018, Flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of French Polynesia, with the description of two new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 448, pp. 1-37 : 20-22

Palpada vinetorum ( Fabricius, 1798)

Figs 4G , 5A

Syrphus vinetorum Fabricius, 1798: 562 (as vinctorum, emended by Fabricius 1799: 48) (type: UZMC, only a name label remains ( Zimsen 1964: 478); type locality: “America Insulis”).

Musca surinamensis de Geer, 1776: 145 .

Eristalis trifasciatus Say, 1829: 165 .

Eristalis decora Perty, 1833: 185 .

Eristalis uvarum Walker, 1849: 623 .

Eristalomyia croceipes Bigot, 1880: 227 .

Eristalis soulougensis Bigot, 1880: 228 .

Doliosyrphus hirtipes Bigot, 1883: 121 .

Eristalis trilimbatus Giglio-Tos, 1892: 5 .

Differential diagnosis

Species with pilose postpronotum, vein R4+5 strongly sinuate ( Fig. 5A ), metafemur with basoventral patch of black setulae and scutum usually with two grey pollinose fasciae.

Material examined

FRENCH POLYNESIA: Gambier Islands: 1 ♂, Mangareva, Belvédère, 28 May 2012, F. Jacq leg. ( CTR). – Marquesas Islands: 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, Hiva Oa, 5 Mar. 2013, F. Jacq leg. ( CTR). – Society Islands: 2 ♂♂, Huahine, Pohue Rahi, 16°46′54.3″ S, 150°58′12.4″ W, 200 m a.s.l., 4 Jul. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL: symbiocode_09742, symbiocode_09743); 2 ♂♂, Huahine, Pointe Tiva, 16°49′15.11″ S, 150°59′0.61″ W, 2 m a.s.l., 21 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage leg. ( CTR); 4 ♂♂, Huahine, 16°49′11.08″ S, 150°58′59.56″ W, 6 m a.s.l., 21 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage leg. (2 ♂♂: CTR; 2 ♂♂: ZFMK: ZFMK- DIP-00019734, ZFMK-DIP-00019735); 1 ♀, Huahine, 16°49′17.31″ S, 150°59′4.42″ W, 5 m a.s.l., 22 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage leg. ( ZFMK: ZFMK-DIP-00019733); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Raiatea, Te Mehani Rahi, 16°45′56.9″ S, 151°27′24.6″ W, 460 m a.s.l., 28 Jun. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL); 1 ♂, same collection data as preceding ( SCL: symbiocode_05523); 1 ♀, Raiatea, 16°45′36.1″ S, 151°29′19.4″ W, 29 Jun. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL); 2 ♀♀, Raiatea, 16°45′56.0″ S, 151°27′59.9″ W, 390 m a.s.l., 29 Jun. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL: symbiocode_05482, symbiocode_05488); 1 ♀, Raiatea, 27 Apr. 2012, F. Jacq and T. Laroche leg. ( CTR); 1 ♂, Raiatea, Te Mehani ‘ute ‘ute, 16°46′51.12″ S, 151°27′39.39″ W, 645 m a.s.l., 25 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage, F. Jacq and T. Laroche leg. ( CTR); 1 ♀, Raiatea, Faaroa, 2015, F. Jacq leg. ( CTR); 1 ♀, Raiatea, Opoa, 18 May 2015, F. Jacq leg. ( CTR); 1 ♀, Taha’a, Paripari, 16°35′20.29″ S, 151°31′47.16″ W, 30 m a.s.l., 29 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage leg. ( ZFMK: ZFMK-DIP-00019732); 1 ♀, Tahiti, Mount Mauru, 17°37′33.3″ S, 149°19′58.6″ W, 525 m a.s.l., 13 Jun. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL: symbiocode_02652); 2 ♂♂, Tahiti, 17°37′52.3″ S, 149°21′05.6″ W, 800 m a.s.l., 13 Jun. 2007, S. Charlat leg. ( SCL: symbiocode_02946); 1 ♂, Tahiti, Mont Marau, 1400 m a.s.l., 27 Aug. 2017, T. Ramage and F. Jacq leg. (ZFMK-DIP-00026900); 1 ♂, Tahiti, Arue, 17°32′8.26″ S, 149°31′6.74″ W, 200 m a.s.l., 16 Sep. 2012, T. Ramage leg. ( CTR); 1 ♂, Tahiti, Vallée de la Papenoo, Plateau de Anaorii, 17°39′47.85″ S, 149°25′18.24″ W, 675 m a.s.l., 2 Oct. 2012, T. Ramage leg. ( ZFMK: ZFMK-DIP-00046222); 1 ♀, Tahiti, Papeete, Sainte-Amélie, Nov. 2013, F. Jacq leg. ( ZFMK: ZFMK-DIP-00019738).

Geographical distribution

From USA to Argentina, the West Indies and French Polynesia.

Status in French Polynesia

Introduced; recorded from Marquesas Islands, Gambier Islands and Society Islands.

Flowers visited

Palpada vinetorum has been seen visiting the flowers of 14 plant species in 12 families: Emilia fosbergii Nicolson , Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski, Tridax procumbens L. ( Asteraceae ), Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger (Boraginaceae) , Weinmannia vescoi Drake (Cunoniaceae) , Euphorbia fosbergi (J.Florence) Govaerts (Euphorbiaceae) , Hyptis capitata Jacq. (Lamiaceae) , Geniostoma clavatum J.W.Moore (Loganiaceae) , Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Lythraceae) , Bougainvillea sp. ( Nyctaginaceae ), Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven (Onagraceae) , Portulaca oleracea L. cv. Wild Fire ( Portulacaceae ), Gardenia taitensis DC. ( Rubiaceae ) and Lantana camara L. ( Verbenaceae ). Three of these plants, i.e., W. vescoi , E. fosbergi and G. clavatum , are endemic to French Polynesia.

Genetics

The BOLD Process IDs for the DNA barcodes (5′– COI) for this species are: SYC2574-14 (= KX054301 , specimen symbiocode_02652), SYC2867-14 (= KX054303 , specimen symbiocode_ 02946), SYC5397-14 (= KX054299 , specimen symbiocode_05482), SYC5403-14 (= KX054302 , specimen symbiocode_05488), SYC5438-14 (= KX054298 , specimen symbiocode_05523), SYC9601- 14 (= KX054300 , specimen symbiocode_09742) and SYC9602-14 (= KX054304 , specimen symbiocode_09743). The Barcode Index Number ( BIN) for these specimens is BOLD:AAY9710 (https://doi.org/10.5883/BOLD:AAY9710).

References

Thompson 1989: 16 (cit., records); Thompson & Vockeroth 1989: 451 (catalogue).

Remarks

Thompson (1989) reported this Neotropical species for the first time in the south Pacific Region and estimated a very recent introduction to this archipelago. The first records date back to 1984 and were from Moorea.

Figures

Fig. 4. A, C–D. Melanostoma polynesiotes Mengual & Ramage sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (ZFMK- DIP-00019707). A. Lateral view. C. Lateral view. D. Head, lateral view. B, E. Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775), ♂ (ZFMK-DIP-00019747). B. Dorsal view. E. Frontal view. F. Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964, ♀ (ZFMK-DIP-00019739), frontal view. G. Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1798), ♀ (ZFMK- DIP-00019738), frontal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 5. A. Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1798), ♀ (ZFMK-DIP-00019738), lateral view. B, E. Syritta oceanica (Macquart, 1855), ♀ (ZFMK-DIP-00019724). B. Lateral view. E. Detail of wing and abdomen. C–D, H. Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964, ♀ (ZFMK-DIP-00019739). C. Wing and metaleg. D. Lateral view. H. Dorsal view. F, I. Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842), ♂ (ZFMK- DIP-00019736). F. Lateral view. I. Dorsal view. G. Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964, ♂ (ZFMK- DIP-00019746), dorsal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.