Anthomyia chalcogaster Wiedemann, 1824: 52 Pont (1973a: 242) Ophyra chalcogaster Curran, 1929: 6 Sabrosky, 1949: 431 Hydrotaea chalcogaster Shinonaga et al ., 1991: 330 The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503 Couri, Marcia S. Pont, Adrian C. Daugeron, Christophe Zootaxa 2010 2010-06-11 2503 1 1 61 6ML7C (Wiedemann) Wiedemann 1824 [195,660,1719,1745] Insecta Muscidae Hydrotaea Animalia Diptera 23 24 Arthropoda species chalcogaster      Anthomyia chalcogaster Wiedemann, 1824: 52. Lectotypemale, without locality label (see Pont, 1973a), ZMUC, des.  Pont (1973a: 242).    Ophyra chalcogaster;  Curran, 1929: 6;  Sabrosky, 1949: 431.    Hydrotaea chalcogaster; Pont, 1989a: 676;  Shinonaga et al., 1991: 330.   Diagnosis.Body colour metallic black, abdomen uniformly metallic black with no evident marks; posterior margin of eye straight; female with the crossed setae on frontal vitta closer to each other than to eye margin; antenna and arista dark, anterior katepisternal seta developed; notopleuron with ground setulae; male fore femur not modified; fore tarsomeres white ventrally, especially in male; wing entirely covered with microtrichia; male aedeagus with praegonite with 2 setae. Male terminalia as in Figs 116, 123, 127 and 131 and female ovipositor as in Figs 136 and 137 (all in Pont, 1973a).   Material examined:  MNHN:  New Caledonia: Thio:  50 kmE of Nouméa,  18.ii.1978, S. Shinonaga, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Shinonagadet.   NSMT:  New Caledonia: Col d’Amieu:  20 kmSW of Canara,   20.ii.1978, 2 ♀, S. Shinonaga. Col de Pétchécara:  15 kmW of Thio,   25.ii.1978, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, S. Shinonaga, Shinonagadet. Thio:  50 kmE of Nouméa,   18.ii.1978, 5 ♀, S. Shinonaga;  1 ♀, Kurahashi;  2 ♂, H. Shima;   19.ii.1978, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, H. Kurahashi;   19.ii.1978, 3 ♂, 2 ♀, H. Shima;   21–22.ii.1978, 1 ♀, H. Kurahashi.   BMNH:  New Caledonia: Burail:  25.v.1928, 1 ♀, T.D.A. Cockerell. Puebi: coast to  1500 feet,  x.1949, 1 ♀, L.E. Cheesman. Tontouta:  4.vi.1925, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, P.A. Buxton.   BPBM:  New Caledonia: Canala:  11.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Col d’Amieu: 650 m, 21.iii.1968, 2 ♂, 1 ♀,  J.L. Gressitt& T.C. Maa. Col de la Pirogue:  23.i.1962, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Col de Tongoue:  vi.1950, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Houailou:  23.ix.1925, 2 ♀, W.H. Ford. Crouen: 250 m, ii.1973, 2 ♀;   150–250 m,  ii.1973, N.L.H. Krauss;  20–22.iii.1968, 2 ♀,  J.L. Gressitt& T.C. Maa. Hienghène:  0–160 m,  i.1971, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. La Foa: near beach,  19.xi.1958, 4 ♀;   28.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. La Mokoue to Dothio: 150–500 m, 20– 22.iii.1968, 2 ♀, T.C. Maa. Monts Koghis: 500 m, 23–27.viii.1967, 1 ♀, M. Sedlacek col.; 380 m, 18.viii.1968, 2 ♀, 300–600 m, 19.iii.1963, 1 ♀,  J.L. Gressitt& T.C. Maa, light trap;  400–600 m,  i.1969, 1 ♀,  N.L.H. Krauss; Roadto Monts Koghis,  100–400 m,  ii.1980, 1 ♂, N.L.H. Krauss. Mont Mou:  4.ii.1962, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Mont Panié: trail,  8–9.ii.1963, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Nassirah: 100 m, 20.iii.1968, 1 ♀,  J.L. Gressitt& T.C. Maa. Nouméa: I.F.O., Anse Vata,  1.iv.1958, 5 ♀,  J. Rageau; Anse Vata:  15.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce;  27.x.1958, 13 ♂;   1.xi.1958, 1 ♂; 9.xi.1958, 1 ♂, 15.xi.1958, 3 ♂, 1 ♀; 23.xi.1958, 3 ♂, 5 ♀, C.R. Joyce;  12.iii.1963, 1 ♂,  N.L.H. Krauss. Ouaco: in mts above Ouaco,  20.x.1958, 3 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Oua Tom:  20.ix.1940, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, F.X. Williams. Paita:  13.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Plaine des Lacs:  5.xi.1958, 2 ♂, bait traps; 6.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Plateau de Dogny:  30.iii.1968, by stream, 1 ♀. Poneribouen: 0–50 m, 28.i.1969, 1 ♂,  N.L.H. Krauss. Pouébo: 10 kmsouth of Pouébo,  400 m,  24.i.1964, 1 ♀, R. Straatman. Thio:  11.xi.1958, 7 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Sarraméa:  12.ii.1963, 1 ♀, C.M.Yoshimoto & N.L.H. Krauss, 12.ii.1962, 2 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Pondimié:  26.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce.;  ii.1962, 1 ♀,  N.L.H. Krauss. Up BoulariR [ Road]:  17.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Yahoue: 100–200 m, xii.1983, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Yiambi: NE, 1–50 m, 15.x.1967, 1 ♂, 5 ♀;   50–500 m,  14.x.1967, 1 ♀, newly cleared forest, J. & M. Sedlacek.  Loyalty Islands:  Lifou:  ii.1962, 1 ♂, 1 ♀;   30–31.i.1962, 4 ♂,  N.L.H. Krauss.  Mare: La Roche,  iii.1959, 1 ♀,  N.L.H. Krauss.  Ouvea: Fayaoue,  ii.1963, 2 ♂; xiii.1968, 3 ♀; i.1969, 4 ♂, 4 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss.   Comments.Recorded from Plum Farm and Bourail by Curran (1929)and from several localities by Shinonaga et al. (1991). Redescription, comments on types, synonymies, details on geographic records and biology in Pont (1973a, as  Ophyra chacogaster).   Distribution. Australia(NSW, NT, Qld), Belau, Bonin Is, French Polynesia( Marquesas, Society Is), Guam, Hawai‘ian Is, Indonesia(Western New Guinea, Maluku), Marshall Is, Micronesia, New Caledonia( New Caledonia, Loyalty Is), Northern Marianas, PNG(Bismarck Arch., PNG), Rennell I., Solomon Is, Samoa, Vanuatu, Volcano Is; Neotropical, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. 1978-02-18 MNHN S. Shinonaga New Caledonia Shinonaga Thio 24 25 3 1 2 [198,956,375,402] NSMT Col d'Amieu New Caledonia 20 km SW of Canara 24 25 1 1978-02-20 NSMT New Caledonia Shinonaga. Col de Petchecara 24 25 2 2 [514,1431,413,439] 1978-02-25 NSMT S. Shinonaga New Caledonia Shinonaga Thio 24 25 4 2 2 [151,500,450,476] 1978-02-18 NSMT New Caledonia Shinonaga 24 25 5 5 [512,694,450,476] NSMT New Caledonia Kurahashi 24 25 1 1 [705,877,450,476] NSMT New Caledonia Shima 24 25 2 2 [889,1298,450,476] 1978-02-19 NSMT New Caledonia Kurahashi 24 25 2 1 1 1978-02-19 NSMT New Caledonia Shima 24 25 5 2 3 [394,790,487,514] 1978-02-21 1978-02-22 1978-02-21 NSMT New Caledonia Kurahashi 24 25 1 1 1925-06-04 1949-10 1925-06-04 BMNH T. D. A. Cockerell. Puebi & L. E. Cheesman. Tontouta & P. A. Buxton New Caledonia 457 Burail 24 25 4 3 1 [198,776,599,626] 1958-11-11 BPBM New Caledonia Canala 24 25 1 1 [151,837,637,663] 1962-01-23 BPBM J. L. Gressitt New Caledonia Maa. Col de la Pirogue 24 25 1 1 [852,1339,637,663] 1950-06 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. Col de Tongoue 24 25 1 1 1925-09-23 BPBM New Caledonia Krauss. Houailou 24 25 2 2 1968-03-20 1973-02 1968-03-20 BPBM New Caledonia 200 Krauss 24 25 2 2 [491,1243,711,738] 1971-01 BPBM J. L. Gressitt New Caledonia 80 Maa. Hienghene 24 25 2 1 1 1958-11-19 BPBM New Caledonia Krauss. La Foa 24 25 4 4 [605,796,749,775] 1958-11-28 BPBM New Caledonia true Krauss. La Foa 24 25 1 1 [717,1429,823,850] 1969-01 BPBM J. L. Gressitt New Caledonia 500 Maa 24 25 1 1 [151,917,861,887] 1980-02 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss & Road New Caledonia 250 Monts Koghis 24 25 1 1 [932,1429,861,887] 1962-02-04 BPBM New Caledonia Krauss. Mont Mou 24 25 1 1 [151,763,898,924] 1963-02-08 1963-02-09 1963-02-08 BPBM New Caledonia Krauss. Mont Panie 24 25 1 1 1958-04-01 BPBM J. L. Gressitt New Caledonia Anse Vata Noumea 24 25 5 5 [918,1368,935,962] 1958-11-15 BPBM J. Rageau New Caledonia Anse Vata 24 25 1 1 1958-10-27 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce 24 25 13 13 [452,630,973,999] 1958-11-01 BPBM New Caledonia true Joyce 24 25 1 1 1963-03-12 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce 24 25 1 1 [440,1156,1010,1036] 1958-10-20 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. Ouaco New Caledonia Ouaco 24 25 3 3 1940-09-20 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. Oua Tom 24 25 2 1 1 [410,850,1047,1074] 1958-11-13 BPBM New Caledonia Williams. Paita 24 25 1 1 [864,1378,1047,1074] 1958-11-05 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. Plaine des Lacs 24 25 2 2 [424,1147,1085,1111] 1968-03-30 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. Plateau de Dogny 24 25 1 1 [338,1187,1122,1148] 1964-01-24 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. Pouebo New Caledonia 400 Pouebo 24 25 1 1 1958-11-11 BPBM New Caledonia Thio 24 25 7 7 [354,812,1159,1186] 1963-02-12 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. Sarramea 24 25 1 1 [151,658,1197,1223] 1958-11-26 BPBM New Caledonia Krauss. Pondimie 24 25 1 1 [673,972,1197,1223] 1962-02 BPBM New Caledonia Joyce. 24 25 1 1 1958-11-17 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. Up Boulari New Caledonia Road 24 25 1 1 [410,729,1271,1298] 1967-10-14 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. Up Boulari New Caledonia 275 true Road 24 25 1 1 1962-02 BPBM J. & M. Sedlacek. New Caledonia Loyalty Islands 24 25 2 1 1 Province des Iles [456,672,1309,1335] 1962-01-30 1962-01-31 1962-01-30 BPBM J. & M. Sedlacek. New Caledonia true Loyalty Islands 24 25 4 4 Province des Iles [687,1241,1309,1335] 1959-03 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. & La Roche New Caledonia Mare 24 25 1 1 Mare 1963-02 BPBM N. L. H. Krauss. New Caledonia Fayaoue 24 25 2 2 Ouvea