Argentina
Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species
Patitucci, Luciano Damián
Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
Olea, Maria Sofia
Mariluis, Juan Carlos
Zootaxa
2013
3702
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8B3X6
Patitucci & Mariluis, 2011
Patitucci & Mariluis
2011
[151,747,1477,1503]
Insecta
Muscidae
Arthurella
Animalia
Diptera
23
324
Arthropoda
species
choelensis
Typematerial examined. Holotypemale, pinned, “ ArgentinaR. Negro / Choele-Choel / 18-I-1977/ Mariluis col.” handwritten on white paper ( MACN). Other material examined. ARGENTINA: BUENOS AIRES: 2 females, 3 males, Buenos Aires, 7-V-1951, Blanchard leg. ( MACN). CÓRDOBA: 1 male, Guanaco Muerto, II-1975, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 female, Capilla del Monte, 1000 m, 31-I-2002, Mariluis leg. ( MACN). LA PAMPA: 1 female, Santa Rosa, 2-VIII-2008, Di Iorio leg. ( MACN). MENDOZA: 1 female, 1 male, Mendoza Capital: 32°53'55.87"S, 68°52'23.17"W, 24-V-2007, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 5 females, 1 male, 32°53'58.55"S, 68°52'23.82"W, 09-IV-2008, 1 male, 03-IV-2008, 1 male, 17-IV-2008, 1 female, 8 males, 06-IV-2008, 1 female 04-IV-2008, Aballay Leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 32°53'53.41"S, 68°52'26.29"W, 10-IV-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 2 females, 32°53'52.13"S, 68°52'22.48"W, 31-X-2008, 1 female, 01-XI-2008, 1 female, 02-XI-2008, 1 male, 04-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 05-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 06-XI-2008, 1 female, 3 males, 07-XI-2008, 3 females, 1 male, 08-XI-2008, 2 females, 2 males, 09-XI-2008, 1 female, 11-XI-2008, 1 female 12-XI-2008, 1 female, 14-XI-2008, 1 female, 2 males, 18-XI-2008, 1 female, 1 male, 20-XI-2008, 1 male, 29-XI-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 female, 32°53'57.34"S– 68°52'28.85"W, 01-XI-2008, 1 female, 01-XI-2008, 2 females, 05-XI-2008, 2 females, 06-XI-2008, 1 female, 07- XI-2008, 1 male, 08-XI-2008, 1 male, 13-XI-2008, 2 females, 1 male, 14-XI-2008, 1 female, 15-XI-2008, 1 male, 17-XI-2008, Aballay leg. (IADIZA); 1 male, Santa Rosa, Ñacuñan, 14-16-VIII-1997, Roig leg. (IADIZA). RÍO NEGRO: 7 females, 17 malesChoele-Choel, 19-I-1977, Mariluis leg. ( MACN); 1 male, San Antonio Oeste, 14-I- 1977, Mariluis leg. ( MACN).
Distribution in Argentina( Fig. 49): Buenos Aires (new record); Córdoba; Mendoza; La Pampa; Río Negro.
References for Argentina. Patitucci et al. (2011a).
Remarks. Arthurella choelensisis the second species described for this Neotropical genus ( Patitucci et al. 2011a).
Biology. Some specimens were collected in experiments of cadaveric succession and on rotting meat.