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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

versión impresa ISSN 0373-5680versión On-line ISSN 1851-7471

Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. v.62 n.1-2 Mendoza ene./jul. 2003

 

The distribution of the Calliphoridae in Argentina (Diptera)

La distribución de las Calliphoridae en la Argentina (Diptera)

Mariluis, Juan C. and Pablo R. Mulieri

ANLIS "Dr. C. Malbrán", Servicio de Vectores. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 563. 1281 Buenos Aires. Argentina; e-mail: jcmariluis@yahoo.com.ar

ABSTRACT . This paper deals with the distribution and specific richness of Calliphoridae in Argentina. The species treated are: Calliphora nigribasis Macquart, Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), Compsomyiops fulvicrura (Robineau-Desvoidy), Compsomyiops verena (Walker), Chlorobrachycoma versicolor (Bigot), Chloroprocta idioidea (Robineau-Desvoidy), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius), Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani), Hemilucilia souzalopesi Mello, Neta chilensis (Walker), Paralucilia fulvinota (Bigot), Paralucilia pseudolyrcea (Mello), Phaenicia cluvia (Walker), Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann), Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann), Phaenicia peruviana (Robineau-Desvoidy), Phaenicia sericata (Meigen), Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy), Sarconesia chlorogaster (Wiedemann) and Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Le Guillou). Seventy three new localities from Argentina are given.

KEY WORDS. Calliphoridae. Distribution. New localities. Argentina.

RESUMEN. Se da a conocer la distribución y la riqueza específica de las Calliphoridae en la Argentina. Se señalan las siguientes especies: Calliphora nigribasis Macquart, Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), Compsomyiops fulvicrura (Robineau-Desvoidy), Compsomyiops verena (Walker), Chlorobrachycoma versicolor (Bigot), Chloroprocta idioidea (Robineau-Desvoidy), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius), Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani), Hemilucilia souzalopesi Mello, Neta chilensis (Walker), Paralucilia fulvinota (Bigot), Paralucilia pseudolyrcea (Mello), Phaenicia cluvia (Walker), Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann), Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann), Phaenicia peruviana (Robineau-Desvoidy), Phaenicia sericata (Meigen), Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy), Sarconesia chlorogaster (Wiedemann) y Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Le Guillou). Se aportan setenta y tres nuevas localidades para la Argentina.

PALABRAS CLAVE. Calliphoridae. Distribución. Nuevas localidades. Argentina.

INTRODUCTION

Four decades ago only seven species of Calliphoridae were detected in Argentina: five in Santa Fe province, three in Formosa province, two in Jujuy province and only one in Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego and Tucumán provinces (García 1959).

The revision of Calliphoridae (Mariluis,1982) increased the number of species per province: eight in Buenos Aires province, seven in Córdoba, Entre Ríos and Río Negro provinces, six in Santa Cruz province, five in Tucumán province, four in Corrientes province, three in Misiones province and one in Chubut, Neuquén and Tierra del Fuego provinces, increasing the number of species to twelve. Lately, the richness increased due to the record of other neotropical species (Mariluis 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, Mariluis & Peris 1984, Mariluis & Schnack 1985/86, 1989, 1996, 2002, Mariluis & Avalos 1987/85, Mariluis et al . 1990, 1994a, 1994b, 1999, Peris & Mariluis 1990, Schnack et al . 1990, 1995, 1998, Schnack & Mariluis 1995, Oliva 1997, González Mora et al . 1998, Centeno 1998, Costamagna 2002, Costamagna et al . 2002, and Rossi et al . 2002). Besides, three species of Chrysomya Robineau–Desvoidy of Etiopian, Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian distribution were detected (Mariluis 1981, 1983), as well as the recent introduction by maritime route of one species of Protophormia Townsend from the Holarctic Region (Mariluis 1999).

At present the Calliphoridae are represented in Argentina by twelve genera and twenty five species belonging to three subfamilies, Calliphorinae, Chrysomyinae and Toxotarsinae. The aim of this paper is to update the knowledge of the distribution of Calliphoridae in Argentina.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Geographic distribution was estimated from materials pertaining to the Servicio de Vectores, ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", specimens collected by the authors, and from the information mentioned in the following papers: García (1959), Palma (1973), Mariluis (1980a y b, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989), Mariluis & Peris (1984), Mariluis & Schnack (1985/86, 1989, 1996, 2002), Mariluis & Avalos (1987/85), Mariluis et al . (1990, 1994a and b, 1999), Peris & Mariluis (1990), Schnack et al . (1990, 1995, 1998), Schnack & Mariluis (1995), Oliva (1997), González Mora et al . (1998), Centeno (1998), Costamagna (2002), Costamagna et al . (2002), and Rossi et al . (2002).

When the name of the locality is not mentioned, only the province name is given. The species identification was made following the keys provided by Mariluis (1993 and 2002), Rossi et al .(2002), and Mariluis & Schnack (2002). Biographical nomenclature refers to Cabrera & Willink (1973).

RESULTS

The following twenty five species were identified in Argentina: Calliphora nigribasis Macquart, Calliphora vicina Robineau–Desvoidy, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), Compsomyiops fulvicrura (Robineau–Desvoidy), Compsomyiops verena (Walker), Chlorobrachycoma versicolor (Bigot), Chloroprocta idioidea (Robineau–Desvoidy), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius), Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani), Hemilucilia souzalopesi Mello, Neta chilensis (Walker), Paralucilia fulvinota (Bigot), Paralucilia pseudolyrcea (Mello), Phaenicia cluvia (Walker), Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann), Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann), Phaenicia peruviana (Robineau–Desvoidy), Phaenicia sericata (Meigen), Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau–Desvoidy), Sarconesia chlorogaster (Wiedemann), and Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Le Guillou).

The province distribution and the specific richness are showed in Table I. The scarce data available for Catamarca, Formosa, La Pampa, San Luis and S. del Estero provinces can be due to the small amount of samples. There are no data for La Rioja and San Juan provinces, and the low species abundance in Tierra del Fuego province is due to a higher latitude (Schnack et al .1998 and Mariluis et al . 1999).

Table 1: Distribution and specific richness of the Calliphoridae in each Argentina province.

Subfamilia Calliphorinae

Calliphora nigribasis Macquart

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Llavallol and Villa Elisa), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l., new locality and Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l.), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l.) (Figure 1).


Figure 1: Distribution of Calliphora nigribasis.

Calliphora vicina Robineau–Desvoidy

Distribution: Australasian, Holarctic, Neotropic, and Oriental.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Adrogué, Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Llavallol, Olivos new locality, San Miguel, and Villa Elisa), Chubut (Comodoro Rivadavia, Esquel, Huemules new locality, Los Alerces Nat. Park., Río Senguer new locality, and Sarmiento new locality), Córdoba, Entre Ríos (Concepción del Uruguay and Concordia), Mendoza (Potrerillos new locality), Neuquén (Junín de los Andes new locality, Neuquén new locality, and Isla Victoria), Río Negro (Bariloche, El Bolsón, Gral Roca, and Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park.), Santa Cruz (Ea. La Matilde, El Calafate, El Portezuelo new locality, Los Glaciares Nat. Park., Pto. San Julián new locality, Pto. Santa Cruz, and Río Gallegos), Tierra del Fuego and South Atlantic Is. (Fagnano Lake new locality, Port Stanley, Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Nat. Park. and Ushuaia), and Tucumán (Figure 2).


Figure 2: Distribution of Calliphora vicina.

Phaenicia cluvia (Walker)

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Adrogué new locality, Llavallol, San Miguel, Villa Elisa, and Zárate new locality), Chaco (Resistencia new locality), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l. new locality, Córdoba, and La Para), Corrientes (Nueva Valencia), Entre Ríos (Villa Paranacito new locality and Salto Grande), Jujuy (S. S. de Jujuy, 1259 m a. s. l.), Misiones (Pto. Libertad new locality, Caraguatai new locality, 2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, Pto.Iguazú, and San Pedro new locality), Río Negro (Choele Choel, Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park., and Pomona), Salta (Rosario de Lerma), Santa Cruz (El Calafate), Santa Fe (Villa Ana new locality), and Tucumán (Burruyacu, 620 m a. s. l. new locality, El Cajón, 620 m a. s. l., and San Pedro de Colalao,1190 m a. s. l.) (Figure 3).


Figure 3: Distribution of Phaenicia cluvia.

Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann)

Distribution: Subtropical and tropical areas of the planet.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Llavallol), Entre Ríos (Palmar), and Salta (Alturas de Amblayo, 3600 m a. s. l.) (Figure 4).


Figure 4: Distribution of Phaenicia cuprina.

Phaenicia eximia (Wiedemann)

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Avellaneda, Berisso, and Villa Elisa), Corrientes (Ituzaingó), and Misiones (Pto. Esperanza and Pto. Iguazú) (Figure 5).


Figure 5: Distribution of Phaenicia eximia and Phaenicia peruviana.

Phaenicia peruviana (Robineau–Desvoidy)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Salta (Camino de Cornisa, km 1643, 1800 m a. s. l.) and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l., El Cajón, 620 m a. s. l., and San Pedro de Colalao, 1190 m a. s. l.) (Figure 5).

Phaenicia sericata (Meigen)

Distribution: Australasian, Etiopic, Holarctic, Neotropic, and Oriental.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Berisso, Burzaco, Chapadmalal, Llavallol, Mar del Plata new locality, San Miguel, Villa Elisa, and Zárate new locality), Chaco (Resistencia), Chubut (Esquel, Los Alerces Nat. Park., and Sarmiento new locality), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l. new locality, Guanaco Muerto, and La Para), Corrientes (Ituzaingó), Entre Ríos (Salto Grande), Mendoza (Potrerillos, 1386 m a. s. l. new locality), Río Negro (Bariloche, Gral. Roca new locality, Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park., San Antonio Oeste, and Viedma), Salta (Rosario de Lerma), Santa Cruz (Ea. El Negro, El Calafate, and Los Glaciares Nat. Park.), Santa Fe (Rosario), Tierra del Fuego and South Atlantic Is. (Río Grande and Ushuaia), and Tucumán (Figure 6).


Figure 6: Distribution of Phaenicia sericata.

SUBFAMILIA CHRYSOMYINAE

Cochliomyia hominivorax

(Coquerel)

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Llavallol, San Isidro new locality, and Villa Elisa), Chaco (Villa Ángela new locality), Córdoba (Agua de Oro, Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l. new locality, and La Para), Corrientes (Bella Vista), Formosa (El Bagual new locality), Jujuy (La Mendieta), Misiones (Pto. Iguazú), and Santa Fe (Rafaela) (Figure 7).


Figure 7: Distribution of Cochliomyia hominivorax.

Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius)

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Adrogué, Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Berisso, Chapadmalal, Laprida, Llavallol, Mar del Plata, Moreno, Punta Lara new locality, San Miguel, and Villa Elisa), Chaco (Charadai new locality and Resistencia new locality), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l. new locality, Guanaco Muerto, La Para, and Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l.), Corrientes (Corrientes new locality, Garruchos new locality, and Ituzaingó), Entre Ríos (Villa Paranacito new locality and Salto Grande), Formosa (El Coatí), Misiones (Barra Yacui new locality, Pto. Libertad new locality, Posadas new locality, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú), Río Negro (Fortín Uno, San Antonio Oeste, and Viedma), Salta (Tartagal new locality), San Luis (La Toma new locality), Santa Cruz (Ea. El Negro), Santa Fe (Rosario new locality and San Guillermo new locality), Santiago del Estero (La Victoria new locality), and Tucumán (Concepción new locality, Río Salí new locality, and Tucumán) (Figure 8).


Figure 8: Distribution of Cochliomyia macellaria.

Compsomyiops fulvicrura

(Robineau–Desvoidy)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Adrogué, Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Bulogne, Ezeiza, Ing. Otamendi new locality, M. Juárez, Laprida, Llavallol, Mar del Plata, Pereira Iraola, Punta Lara, San Miguel, and Villa Elisa), Catamarca (El Sancho and Los Nacimientos de Abajo), Chubut (C. Rivadavia, El Tordillo, Esquel, Futalaufquen, Gaiman new locality, Garayalde new locality, Los Alerces Nat. Park., and Rawson new locality), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l. new locality, Copina, and Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l.), Corrientes (Corrientes new locality and Nueva Valencia), Entre Ríos (Concordia, Mocoretá, Palmar, and Salto Grande), Mendoza (Potrerillos, 1386 m a. s. l.), Neuquén (Isla Victoria, L. Villarino, Quetrihue, and Villa La Angostura), Río Negro (Bajo Cordova, Bariloche, Choele Choel, Co. Catedral, Fortín Uno, Gral. Roca, Guillermo Lake, Gutiérrez Lake, Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park., Pomona, Pto. Blest, Río Colorado, San Antonio Oeste, and Viedma), Salta (Alturas de Amblayo, 3600 m a. s. l.; El Maray, 2000 m a. s. l.; Ing. Maury, 2000 m a. s. l., and Tastil, 3000 m a. s. l.), Santa Cruz (Ea. El Negro, Ea. La Matilde, El Calafate, Argentino Lake, Piedra Buena, Pto. Santa Cruz, Punta Quilla, and Río Gallegos), Santa Fe (Rosario), Tierra del Fuego and South Atlantic Is. (Fagnano Lake new locality), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l.) (Figure 9).


Figure 9: Distribution of Compsomyiops fulvicrura.

Compsomyiops verena (Walker)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Catamarca (El Suncho), Córdoba (Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l), Jujuy (Calilegua, 1200 m a. s. l. and Route 3 to Valle Grande), Salta (Alturas de Amblayo, 3600 m a. s. l.; El Maray, 2000 m a. s. l., and La Gotera, 1500 m a. s. l.), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l.) (Figure 10).


Figure 10: Distribution of Compsomyiops verena.

Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann)

Distribution: Australasian, Holarctic, Neotropic, and Oriental.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Berisso, Chapadmalal, Llavallol, and Villa Elisa), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l., new locality; Córdoba new locality, and Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l new locality), Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú), Río Negro (Viedma), Salta (Tartagal), Santa Fe (Rafaela new locality), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l. and San Pedro de Colalao, 1190 m a. s. l.) (Figure 11).


Figure 11: Distribution of Chrysomya albiceps.

Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann)

Distribution: Etiopic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Bahía Blanca and Villa Elisa), Chaco (Impenetrable and Nueva Pompeya), Córdoba (Córdoba new locality), Corrientes (Ituzaingó), Entre Ríos (Barra del Mocoretá), Jujuy (Calilegua, 1200 m a. s. l.), Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú), Río Negro (Viedma), Salta (Tartagal), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l. and San Pedro de Colalao, 1190 m a. s. l.) (Figure 12).


Figure 12: Distribution of Chrysomya chloropyga.

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius)

Distribution: Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropic, and Oriental.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Berisso, Burzaco new locality, San Miguel, and Villa Elisa), Misiones (Pto. Iguazú), and Santa Fe (Rafaela new locality) (Figure 13).


Figure 13: Distribution of Chrysomya megacephala.

Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú), and Corrientes (Figure 14).


Figure 14: Distribution of Hemilucilia segmentaria, Hemilucili semidiaphana, Paralucilia fulvinota, and Sarconesiopsis magellanica.

Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú) (Figure 14).

Hemilucilia souzalopesi Mello

Distribution: Neotopic.

Distribution in Argentina: Misiones (Pto. Esperanza and Pto. Iguazú) (Figure 15).


Figure 15: Distribution of Hemilucilia souzalopesi, Neta chilensis, and Protophormia terraenovae.

Paralucilia fulvinota (Bigot)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto. Iguazú) (Figure 14).

Paralucilia pseudolyrcea (Mello)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Llavallol), Catamarca (La Rinconada), Corrientes (Ituzaingó), Entre Ríos (Concordia, Barra del Mocoretá, and Salto Grande), Jujuy (Calilegua, 1200 m a. s. l., Route 3 to Valle Grande, and El Talar), Misiones (2 de Mayo, Pto. Esperanza, and Pto.Iguazú), Salta (Camino de Cornisa km 1643, 1800 m a. s. l., La Gotera, 1500 m a. s. l., and Tartagal), and Tucumán (El Cajón, 620 m a. s. l., Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l., and San Pedro de Colalao, 1190 m a. s. l.) (Figure 16).


Figure 16
: Distribution of Paralucilia pseudolyrcea.

Protophormia terraenovae

(Robineau–Desvoidy)

Distribution: Holarctic and Neotropic

Distribution in Argentina: Santa Cruz (Río Gallegos) and Tierra del Fuego and South Atlantic Is. (Port Stanley and Río Grande) (Figure 15).

SUBFAMILIA TOXOTARSINAE

Chlorobrachycoma versicolor (Bigot)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Sarandi new locality), Chubut (Esquel), Jujuy (Abra Pampa, 3484 m a. s. l. and San Salvador de Jujuy, 1259 m a. s. l.), Mendoza (Lago Diamante, 3300 m a. s. l.), Neuquén (San Martín de Los Andes), Río Negro (Bariloche and Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park.), Santa Cruz (Portezuelo and Pto.San Julián), and Tierra del Fuego and South Atlantic Is. (Fagnano Lake and Río Grande) (Figure 17).


Figure 17: Distribution of Chlorobrachycoma versicolor and Chloroprocta idioidea.

Chloroprocta idioidea (Robineau–Desvoidy)

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Misiones (Pto. Iguazú) (Figure 17).

Neta chilensis (Walker)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Chubut (Futalaufquen), Neuquén (Pucará), and Río Negro (Bariloche, El Bolsón, Gutiérrez Lake, and Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park.) (Figure 15).

Sarconesia chlorogaster (Wiedemann)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Buenos Aires (Adrogué, Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Berisso, Buenos Aires, Chapadmalal, La Plata, Laprida, Llavallol, Luján, Marcos Paz, Mar del Plata, Moreno, Quilmes, Ringuelet, San Miguel, Sierra de la Ventana, and Villa Elisa), Chubut (C. Rivadavia new locality), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l., new locality; La Para, and San Javier new locality), Entre Ríos (Concepción and Salto Grande), Formosa, Jujuy (Chaupi Rodeo), La Pampa (Santa Rosa new locality), Mendoza (Potrerillos, 1386 m a. s. l. new locality), Río Negro (Gral. Roca new locality, Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park., Paso Cordova new locality, Pomona, and Viedma), San Luis (La Toma new locality), Santa Cruz (Ea. El Negro, Pto. Santa Cruz, and Río Gallegos), Santa Fe (Florencia, Mc Kinlay new locality, and Rosario), and Tucumán (S. M. de Tucumán) (Figure 18).


Figure 18: Distribution of Sarconesia chlorogaster.

Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Le Guillou)

Distribution: Neotropic.

Distribution in Argentina: Chubut (Esquel and Los Alerces Nat. Park.), Córdoba (Capilla del Monte, 1500 m a. s. l., new locality and Pampa de Achala, 2000 m a. s. l.), Jujuy (Abra Pampa, 3484 m a. s. l.), Mendoza (Potrerillos, 1386 m a. s. l.), Neuquén (Isla Victoria and Quetrihué), Río Negro (Bariloche and Pto. Blest), Salta (Cafayate), Santa Cruz (El Calafate and Los Glaciares Nat. Park.), and Tucumán (Hualinchay, 1700 m a. s. l.) (Figure 14).

DISCUSSION

Most of Calliphoridae species in Argentina are scattered in several biogeographic provinces (Cabrera & Willink, 1973). Only few of them seem to be associated to a particular phytogeographic province e.g. C. idioidea, H. segmentaria, H semidiaphana, H. souzalopesi and P. fulvinota to the Paranense province. Phaenicia peruviana to the Yungas province and N. chilensis to the Subantartica province. Compsomyiops verena is found in the Yungas province and in the highland areas in Córdoba.

There are no data about large areas of the Chacoan phytogeographic province which include Formosa and Santiago del Estero provinces and from central provinces of the country, namely Mendoza, San Luis and La Pampa. This situation makes difficult to determine the presence of certain species in these areas. This is the case of C. nigribasis, C. versicolor, P. peruviana, and S. magellanica, the latter one associated with highland areas.

There are only three records of P. cuprina and its distributional pattern is unclear. After studying the material identified as P. eximia by Costamagna (op. cit.) and Costamagna et al. (op. cit.) from Bahía Blanca, it should now be considered as P. sericata .

The relatively recent discovery of Chrysomya Robineau–Desvoidy species in Argentina showed the necessity to establish the extreme geographical limits of its distribution. Viedma in Río Negro is the southern limit (Centeno op. cit.). Pupae of Chrysomya were found in Otaria flavescens carcass from Punta Ninfas, Chubut (Oliva op. cit.). Chrysomya megacephala recorded from Santa Fe, shows a continuous distribution from Misiones to Buenos Aires. Previously it was found in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones and the surroundings of Buenos Aires city (Schnack & Mariluis op. cit.).

Protophormia terraenovae, a typical species from the high latitudes of the Holarctic Region, has recently been introduced in the south Atlantic islands and the south continental areas of Argentina and Chile (Hänel et al . op. cit., Mariluis 1999, Mariluis & Schnack 2002). Though it seems to be confined to austral continental extremes, its spread in Argentinean Patagonia should be considered.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are very grateful to Raquel M. Terragno and Axel O. Bachmann for their valuable critical comments on the manuscript. To Alejandra L. Maselli for assistance with the language. To Sixto R. Costamagna and Adriana Oliva who kindly allowed us to study materials from Bahía Blanca. To Juan P. Torretta for the kindly provision of specimens from Formosa province. To the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) for the financial support and we would like to thank the two reviewers for their constructive suggestions.

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