Fazia decemmaculata ( Rondani, 1863 )

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Riera, Pamela, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura, Guzmán, Vicente Valdés & Henríquez-Piskulich, Patricia, 2021, Updating the knowledge of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Chile: Illustrated catalog, extinction risk and biological notes, Zootaxa 4959 (1), pp. 1-178 : 134-135

Fazia decemmaculata ( Rondani, 1863)

Fig. 189

Syrphus decemmaculatus Rondani, 1863: 12

Fazia bullaephora Shannon, 1927: 25

Epistrophe (Fazia) bullaephora Fluke 1942: 11 *

Type locality and data. “ Chile ” (T, ♀, MZUN) .

Material examined. Tarapacá: 2♂, 1♀, MiñeMiñe , no data, Leg. J, Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 1♀, Mamiña , no date, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; Coquimbo : 1♀, Chañaral de Aceituno , 24.X.1957, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, La Serena, 8.I.1957, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, Fray Jorge 14.IX.1947, Leg. G. Kuschel ( MNHNCL; CNC) ; 1♂, Quilimari , 25.X.1964, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 16♂, Puerto Oscuro , 24.X.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♀, Los Vilos , 1.XII.1995, Leg. M. Cerda ( MNHNCL) ; Valparaíso : 1♂, Catapilco , 14.XI.1965, Leg. NN ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Quillota , 28.XI.1965, Leg. NN ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, La Campana, 21.IX.1980, Leg. Cerda ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Quebrada San Francisco , 1.V.1960, Leg. NN ( IEUMCE) ; 1♀, Cuesta Las Chilcas , 26.XI.1964, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Olmué , IX.1975, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, El Salto, 17.XII.1963, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL; CNC) ; 1♀, Playa Ancha , 8.IV.1965, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; 1♀, Caleta Higuerillas , 14.X.1963, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Quebrada Verde , 13.IX.1963, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Cuesta La Dormida , 16.I.1964, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Quebrada Vergara , 29.X.1963, Leg. N. Hichins ( MNHNCL) ; 2♂, El Canelillo, 23.X.1965, Leg. Pino ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, 1♀, Quebrada de Córdova , 24.X.1965, Leg. Montes ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Rungue , no date, Leg. S. Sansotta ( IEUMCE) ; 1♀, Limache , 18.IX.1963, Leg. Maldonado ( IEUMCE) ; Metropolitana : 1♂, Caleu , TilTil, 1.XI.1993; Leg. G. Cerda ( MNHNCL) ; 6♂, 3♀, El Arrayán, XII.1956, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 4♂, 5♀, Cerro San Cristóbal , 2.XI.1964, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, La Reina , XII.1951, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 3♂, 4♀, Macul , IX.1975, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, 2♀, El Canelo, X.1951, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, La Obra , no date, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Isla de Maipo, no date, Leg. H. Toro ( IEUMCE) ; 8♂, 5♀, El Volcán, IV.1960, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; O’Higgins : 3♂, 1♀, Rio El Ganso , 14.XI.1952, Leg. Barrientos ( IEUMCE) ; 3♀, Los Cipreses , II.1951, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Longotoma , 17.IX.1959, Leg. L.E. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♂, 2♀, Quebrada San Gerónimo , 7.XI.1965, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; Maule : 4♂, 2♀, Estero Cabrera , 24.X.1961, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; 1♀, Rio Ancoa , 14.XI.1951, Leg. M. Etchverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Vilches Alto , 21.I.1976, Leg. G. Cerda ( MNHNCL) ; 2♂, 9♀, Fundo Malcho , XII.1956, Leg. L.E. Peña ( IEUMCE; CNC) ; 1♂, Bullileo , XI.1959, Leg. NN ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, Curanipe , 4.XI.1953, Leg. L. Peña ( CNC) ; Ñuble : 2♂, Las Trancas , II.1956, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 4♂, 2♀, Termas de Chillán , 14.II.1965, Leg. M. Etcheverry & J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; Biobío : 3♀, Tomé , 23.XI.1970, Leg. Boyes ( CNC) ; 2♂, Concepción , 21.XII.1952, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 3♂, Cholguán 1.V.1956, Leg. de la Cruz ( MZUC) ; 1♀, Caramávida , 6.I.1964, Leg. L.E. Peña ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Baquedano , Yungay, 9.II.1957, Leg. J. Herrera ( MZUC) ; La Araucanía: 1♂, Angol , 15.X.1939, Leg. R. Palominos ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, 2♀, Pichinahuel , 10.II.1956, Leg. L.E. Peña ( IEUMCE) ; 7♂, 11 ♀, Contulmo , no date, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♀, Victoria 25.XII.1967, Leg. Cekalovic ( MZUC) ; 21♂, 40♀, Termas de Río Blanco , III.1951, Leg. Wagencknecht ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Toltén , 17.I.1955, Leg. H. Toro ( IEUMCE) ; 11♂, 24♀, Termas de Palguin , 22.II.1966, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; Los Ríos: 3♂, 4♀, Valdivia , III.1957, Leg. Wagencknecht ( IEUMCE) ; Los Lagos: 2♂, Pucatrihue , III.1969, Leg. Salgado ( MEUC) ; 1♂, Peulla , 14.XII.1969, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Petrohue , 13.XII.1969, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 1♂, Ancud , 17.II.1964, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; 3♀, Guabun , 19.II.1964, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; Aysén : 27♂, 43♀, Puerto Cisnes , 8.I.1967, Leg. Zapata ( IEUMCE) ; 2♂, Puerto Aysén , 22.II.1966, Leg. J. Herrera ( IEUMCE) ; Magallanes : 1♂, Magallanes , XII.1960, Leg. T. Cekalovic ( IEUMCE) ; 3♂, 1♀, Chabunco , 29.I.1922, Leg. M. Etcheverry ( IEUMCE) ; 1♀, Punta Arenas , XI.1953, Leg. T. Cekalovic ( IEUMCE) .

References. Shannon, 1927: 25 (desc.); Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 126 (desc.); Enderlein, 1937: 210 (desc.); Fluke, 1942: 13 (desc.); Stuardo, 1946: 123 (cat.); Hull, 1949b: 293 (desc.); Fluke, 1950a: 146 (desc.); Fluke, 1956: 212 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 46 (cat.); Thompson et al., 1976: 39 (cat.); González & Coscarón, 2005: 347 (distr.); Smith-Ramírez et al., 2005: 412 (pollinator study); Mengual et al., 2008: 545 (phylogeny); Mengual et al., 2009: 15 (distr.); López et al., 2012: 11 (key).

World distribution. Ecuador and Chile.

Chilean distribution. From Tarapacá to Magallanes region ( Fig. 192 ).

Altitudinal range. From coastal to highland ecosystems (5– 2,700 m.a.s.l.).

Biology and notes. Fazia decemmaculata is associated with the native tree species L. apiculata and M. ovata var. ovata ( Smith-Ramírez et al., 2005) . Due to its wide distribution in the country, this species be associated with different plants such as B. globosa (Juan González, CSP record); Agathea sp. (Tabatha Carrera, CSP record); Chrysanthemum coronarium L. (Ricardo Huenuanca, CSP record); Mirabilis prostata (Ruiz & Pav.) Heimerl. and Q. saponaria (César Martínez, CSP records);

Conservation status. LC; EOO = 706,326 km 2, AOO = 232 km 2, 52 subpopulations and 53 localities.

Figures

FIGURE 192. Distribution map of Fazia species in Chile: Fazia (Fazia) argentipila Fluke, 1942, (blue circles); Fazia (Fazia) decemmaculata Shannon, 1927, (red circles); Fazia (Fazia) macquarti Blanchard, 1852 (black circles).

FIGURES 188–191. Fazia (Fazia) argentipila Fluke, 1942: (188) female feeding on Haploppapus sp. (photo by Raúl Dinam). Scale bar = 1.5 mm. Fazia (Fazia) decemmaculatus Shannon, 1927: (189) male (photo by Asiel Olivares). Fazia (Fazia) macquarti Blanchard, 1852: (190) male (photo by Miguel Mellado) and (191) female, dorsal view (photo by Patricia Henríquez).