Updating the knowledge of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Chile: Illustrated catalog, extinction risk and biological notes
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Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M.
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Riera, Pamela
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Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura
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Guzmán, Vicente Valdés
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Henríquez-Piskulich, Patricia
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-04-15
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Valdiviomyia edwardsi
(
Shannon & Aubertin, 1933
)
Valdivia edwardsi
Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 150
Type
locality and data.
“
Puerto Blest
,
Argentina
” (T,
♂
,
BMNH
)
.
Material examined.
La
Araucanía
: (sex undetermined)
Termas
de Palguin
,
22.II.1966
,
Leg. M. Etcheverry
(
IEUMCE
)
.
References.
Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 150
(desc. & key);
Stuardo, 1946: 126
(cat.);
Fluke, 1957: 55
(cat.);
Etcheverry, 1963: 92
(cat.);
Thompson, 1972b: 161
(
Milesiinae
rev.);
Thompson
et al.
, 1976: 118
(cat.);
Thompson & Thompson, 2017: 16
(rev. & key);
Mengual, 2017: 436
, figs 6–7 (key).
World distribution.
Argentina
and
Chile
.
Chilean distribution.
Only recorded from La
Araucanía region
(
Fig. 103
).
Altitudinal range.
This species inhabits native forests in precordillera ecosystems at
1500 m
.a.s.l.
Biology and notes.
Valdiviomyia edwardsi
is associated with native forests.
Systema Dipterorum
(
Thompson & Pape 2010
) only describes this species distribution in
Argentina
, however,
Etcheverry (1963)
determined that it can also be found in
Chile
. Thus, this species has been reclassified as native to
Argentina
and
Chile
. All biological and ecological aspects of this species are unknown.
Conservation status.
DD; AOO =
2 km
2
and one locality (or subpopulation).