Nota Científica

New records of “jejenes” on the subgenus Stilobezzia of Stilobezzia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Neotropical Region

Nuevos registros de jejenes del subgénero Stilobezzia de Stilobezzia (Dip-tera: Ceratopogonidae) en la Region Neotropical

 

CAZORLA, Carla G.

División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1900FWA La Plata, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina. E-mail: carlacazorla@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar

Received: 01-XI-2016; accepted: 13-XII-2016; published: 23-XII-2016

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ABSTRACT. New records of the following ten species of the subgenus Stilobezzia of Stilobezzia are provided for the Neotropical region: S. blantoni Lane & Forattini, S. chaconi Macfie, S. fiebrigi Kieffer, S. glauca Macfie, S. kiefferi Lane, S. maculata Lane, S. pallescens Lane & Forattini, S. paulistensis Lane, S. punctulata Lane and S. rabelloi Lane. Three of these species, S. glauca, S. kiefferi and S. maculata, are recorded for the first time in Argentina.

KEY WORDS. New records. Ceratopogoninae. Argentina. America.

RESUMEN. Se proporcionan nuevos registros de las siguientes diez especies del subgénero Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) de la región Neotropical: S. blantoni Lane & Forattini, S. chaconi Macfie, S. fiebrigi Kieffer, S. glauca Macfie, S. kiefferi Lane, S. maculata Lane, S. pallescens Lane & Forattini, S. paulistensis Lane, S. punctulata Lane y S. rabelloi Lane. Tres de estas especies, S. glauca, S. kiefferi and S. maculata, se registran por primera vez de la Argentina.

PALABRAS CLAVE. Nuevos registros. Ceratopogoninae. Argentina. América.

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Stilobezzia Kieffer is a large and diverse genus of Ceratopogonidae, placed into the tribe Ceratopogonini of the subfamily Ceratopogo-ninae, and it is known from every zoological region, except Antarctica. They are common inhabitants of aquatic environments but are of-ten overlooked because of their small size (1-3 mm). Adult females are predaceous on other small soft-bodied insects, especially midges of the family Chironomidae (Wirth & Spinelli, 1992). The genus Stilobezzia is represented in America by three subgenera: Acanthohelea Kieffer, Eukraiohelea Ingram & Macfie and Stilobezzia Kieffer. The cosmopolitan Stilobezzia is the most abundant in the Neotropical region, where Borkent & Spinelli (2007) cited 44 species. Some of these species were also recorded for the Nearctic region (Grogan et al., 2010).

In the present work the geographic distribution of ten species of Stilobezzia is extended to several countries in the Neotropical region, and three of them are recorded for the first time in Argentina.

The examined slide-mounted specimens of Stilobezzia belong to the collection of the Museo de La Plata (MLP) and the collection of the U.S. National Museum of Natural History (USNM). The specimens of S. fiebrigi Kieffer and S. punctulata Lane collected during entomological sur-veys carried out in the Argentinean provinces of Chaco and Buenos Aires, are preserved in 70% alcohol. Type specimens of S. blantoni Lane & Forattini, S. glauca Macfie, S. kiefferi Lane, S. pallescens Lane & Forattini, S. paulistensis Lane and S. rabelloi Lane were examined in the Collection of the Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (FSP).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) blantoni Lane & Forattini

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) blantoni Lane & Forattini, 1956: 211 (female, male; Panama); Lane & Forattini, 1961: 85 (in key); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 139 (in World checklist); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 53 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 86 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 140 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Panama.

New records. Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras.

Types. Holotype female: PANAMA: Panama, Tocumen, XI-1953, F. S. Blanton col.; allotype male: same data except Santiago, XI-1952; paratypes: same data except Cocle, Aguadulce, IX-1952, 2♀♀ (FSP, examined).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Valle, Rio Raposo, VIII-1964, light trap, V. H. Lee col., 1♂ (USNM); COSTA RICA: Cartago, Turrialba, 1-VII-1962, light trap, F. S. Blanton col., 1♀ (USNM); HONDURAS: Zamorano, Francisco Morazan, 15-VI-1966, J. F. Matta col., 1♂ 1♀ (USNM).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) chaconi Macfie

Stilobezzia chaconi Macfie, 1938: 166 (male; Trinidad).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) chaconi Lane & Forattini, 1961: 87 (pupa; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 86 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 140 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Brazil (Goiás, São Paulo), Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad.

New records. Jamaica.

Type. Holotype male: TRINIDAD: St. Augustine, 29-VIII-1936, at light (BMNH, not examined).

Material examined. JAMAICA: Clarendon Parish, Milk River Bath 19/XI/1968, black light trap, R. E. Woodrufl col., 1♂ 1♀ (USNM); TRINIDAD: Chaguanas, 6-II-1970, M. Yaseen col., 1♂ (USNM); Carlsen Field, 15-V-1970, M. Yaseen col., 1♂ (USNM).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) fiebrigi Kieffer

Stilobezzia fiebrigi Kieffer, 1917: 309 (female; Paraguay); Lane, 1947: 199 (male; Brazil). Stilo-bezzia (Stilobezzia) fiebrigi Forattini & Rabello, 1956: 45 (larva, pupa; Brazil); Lane & Forattini,

Neotropical Region

1961: 85 (in key); Spinelli, 1983: 410 (Argentina record; Buenos Aires province); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 139 (in World checklist); Spinelli & Wirth, 1993: 51 (in list; Argentina); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Cazorla et al., 2006: 111 (adult and pupa redescription, Argentina); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (catalogue of Neo-tropical species); Cazorla et al., 2013: 94 (larva redescription, Argentina); Borkent, 2016: 141 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Argentina (Buenos Aires, Corrientes); Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Paraguay.

New records. Argentina (Chaco, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Salta) and Bolivia.

Type. Holotype female: PARAGUAY (Fiebrig) in Musée National Hongrois de Budapest, de-stroyed by fire.

Material examined. ARGENTINA: Chaco, Villa Río Bermejito, 31-X-2010, C. Melo col., at light, 3♀♀ (preserved in alcohol 70%) (MLP); Entre Ríos, Balneario Villa Elisa (Colón), II-2003, light trap, G. Bonnet col., 1♂ (MLP); Formosa: Estancia La Marcela, 35 km E El Colorado, V/2005, at light, J. Williams col., 2♀♀ (MLP); Misiones: El Soberbio, 11-XI-2006, at light, G. Spinelli col., 2♀♀ (MLP); Salta, Dto. Rivadavia, misión La Paz, VIII-1970, black light trap, Martinez col., 1♂ 3♀♀ (MLP); BOLIVIA: 60 mi. n. Santa Cruz, 2-II-1960, R. B. Cumming col., 1♂, 1♀ (USNM).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) glauca Macfie

Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939: 204 (male; Brazil); Lane, 1947: 207 (female, Brazil); Johannsen, 1952: 162 (in key, Nearctic distribu-tion); Wirth, 1953: 77 (redescription, distribution).

Stilobezzia fluminensis Lane, 1947: 210 (female; Brazil); Lane et al., 1955: 84 (pupa; synonym of S. glauca).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) glauca Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 140 (in World checklist); Wirth & Grogan 1981: 81 (redescription); Wilkening et al., 1985: 526 (Florida records); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Grogan, 2009: 22 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 141 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Brazil, Mexico (Chiapas), USA (Maryland to Mississippi and Florida).

New records. Argentina (Buenos Aires, Misiones); Colombia, Mexico, Peru (Cuzco).

Type. Holotype male: BRAZIL: Nova Teuto-nia, 22-XI-1937 (FSP, examined).

Material examined. ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires, Reserva Punta Lara, 34º 47’ 21.2” S, 57º 59’ 56.8” W, I-2015, CDC light trap, R. Campos & C. Cazorla col., 1♀ (MLP); Misiones, arroyo León, RP10 e/ Apóstoles y Concepción de La Sierra, 27° 55’ 55.2’’ S, 55° 37’ 10.2’’ W, 10-XII-2009, sweep net, A. Siri col., 3♂♂, 4♀♀ (MLP); COLOMBIA: Rio Raposo, II/1964, light trap, V. H. Lee col., 2♂♂; same data except 10-VI-1964, 1♀ (USNM); MEXICO: Veracruz, Cuitlahuac, 10-VIII-1964, 1♂ (USNM); PERU: Cuzco, Pagoreni, 11° 42’ 21.9’’ S, 72° 54’ 21.9’’ W, VII-2004, at light, J. Williams col., 1♂ (MLP).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) kiefferi Lane

Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947: 205 (female; Brazil).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) punctipes Wirth, 1953: 79 (Florida); Wilkening et al., 1985: 526 (syn. of S. kiefferi).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) kiefferi Lane & Forat-tini, 1961: 85 (male, distribution); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 140 (in World checklist); Wilkening et al., 1985: 526 (Florida records); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent & Grogan, 2009: 22 (in Nearctic cata-log; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 142 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Brazil (Minas Gerais), Mexico (Yucatán, Tamaulipas), Panama, USA (Florida).

New records. Argentina (Buenos Aires); Be-lize, Jamaica, Mexico (Tabasco).

Type. Holotype female: BRAZIL: Estado de Minas Gerais, Gobernador Valadares, X-1945, S. Oliveira col. (FSP, examined).

Material examined. ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires, Reserva Integral de Punta Lara, 34º 47’ 21.2” S, 57º 59’ 56.8” W, 10-XI-2014, CDC light trap, R. Campos & C. Cazorla col., 1♂ (preserved in alcohol 70%) (MLP); same data except 10-XII-2014, 2♀♀; Belize: Cayo District, Western Hwy MP66, VI-1969, light trap, W. & D. Hasse col., 1♂ 1♀ (USNM); Jamaica: Negril Westmoreland Park, light trap, 22-VI-1970, E. G. Farnworth col., 1♂ (USNM); MEXICO: Tabasco, Villahermosa, 6-VII-1964, P. J. Spangler col., 1♀ (USNM).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) maculata Lane

Stilobezzia maculata Lane, 1947: 207 (male; Brazil); Ortiz, 1950: 429 (female; Venezuela).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) maculata Lane & Fo-rattini ,1958: 215 (distribution); Lane & Forattini, 1961: 86 (in key); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 141 (in World checklist); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; dis-tribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (in Neo-tropical catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 142 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Mexico (Yucatán), Panama, Venezuela (Maracay).

New record. Argentina (Misiones)

Type. Holotype male: BRAZIL: Estado do Rio de Janeiro, estrada Rio- S. Pãulo, km 47, XI-1944, P. Wygodzinsky col. (FSP, examined).

Material examined. Argentina: Misiones, Campo Grande, 12-XII-2016, light trap, M. Aya-la col., 1♂ (MLP).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) pallescens Lane & Forattini

Stilobezzia pallescens Lane & Forattini, 1958: 218 (male, female; Panama).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) pallescens Lane & Forattini, 1961: 86 (in key); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 141 (in World checklist); Borkent & Spinel-li, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 142 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution: Panama, Brazil (São Paulo).

New record. Colombia.

Types. Holotype male, allotype female; 15 para-types: 2 males, 13 females: Panama: Panama, Almirante, Bocas del Toro, III-1953, F. S. Blanton, col. (FSP, examined); other paratypes: PANA-MA: Aguadulce, IX-1951, F. S. Blanton col., 1♀; Arraijan, I-1952, F. S. Blanton col. 1♀; Canal Zone, Loma Borracha, X-1951, F. S. Blanton col. 1♀; BRAZIL: São Paulo, Agua Funda, V-1955, .J. Lane col., 1♂ (FSP, examined).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Valle, Rio Raposo, II-1965, light trap, V. H. Lee col., 1♀;

same data except I-1964, 1♂; same data except II/1964, 2♀♀ (USNM). Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) paulistensis Lane Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947: 200 (male, female, Brazil).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) paulistensis Lane& Forattini, 1961: 85 (in key); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 141 (in World checklist); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent, 2016: 142 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Panama, USA (Puerto Rico).

New records. Brazil (Rondônia), Colombia.

Types. Holotype male: BRAZIL: Estado de São Paulo, Casa Grande, III-1940, Barretto & Coutinho col.; allotype female, same data except Osasco, IV-1939; paratypes: Estado de São Paulo, Juquiá and Estado do Rio de Janeiro, estrada Rio- S. Paulo, km 47, IX/X-1944, J. Lane & P. Wy-godzinsky col., 2♂♂ 2♀♀ (FSP, examined).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Valle, Rio Raposo, II-1964, V. H. Lee col., light trap, 1♀ (USNM); same data except VIII-1964, 1♂ (USNM); same data except III-1965,1♀ (USNM); same data except IV-1965, 1♂ (USNM); BRAZIL: Rondônia, 62 km SW Ariquemes vic. Rancho Grande, 25-IX-1992, UV light trap, U. Schmitz col., 1♂, 1♀ (USNM).

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) punctulata Lane

Stilobezzia punctulata Lane, 1947: 204 (female; Brazil)

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) punctulata: Lane & Forattini, 1958: 220 (male; Brazil, Panama); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 142 (in World check-list); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Cazorla & Marino, 2004: 75 (pupa; Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia [misident in part]); Borkent & Spi-nelli, 2007: 87 (in Neotropical catalog; distribu-tion); Cazorla et al., 2013: 96 (larva; Argentina); Torreias et al., 2014: 118 (distribution); Borkent, 2016: 142 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Argentina (Buenos Aires, Corrientes), Brazil (Amazonas, Matto Grosso, Rio de Janeiro), Mexico (Tabasco), Panama, Peru.

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) rabelloi Lane

Stilobezzia) rabelloi Lane, 1947: 203 (male, female; Brazil)

Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) rabelloi Wirth, 1953: 81 (review of North American Stilobezzia); Lane & Fo-rattini, 1961: 85 (in key); Das Gupta & Wirth, 1968: 142 (in World checklist); Wirth & Grogan 1981: 90 (redescription); Spinelli, 1983: 411 (distribu-tion); Wilkening et al., 1985: 526 (Florida records); Borkent & Spinelli, 2000: 54 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Craig, 2001: 657 (pupa; Costa Rica); Borkent & Spinelli, 2007: 87 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent & Grogan, 2009: 22 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution); Torreias et al., 2014:119 (distribution); Borkent, 2016: 140 (in online World catalog).

Previous distribution. Argentina (Buenos Aires), Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Uruguay, USA (Maryland to Louisiana and Florida).

New records. Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes), Bolivia, Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Types. Holotype male, allotype female, 1 paratype female: BRAZIL: Estado do Rio de Janeiro, estrada Rio- S. Paulo, km 47, XI-1944, P. Wygodzinsky col. (FSP, examined).

Material examined. ARGENTINA: Chaco, 35 km Tres Estacas (60 km Charata), 27˚ 8’ 14.5”S, 61˚ 34’ 26”W, 25-XI-2007, at black light, Marti & Pelliza col., 1♀ (MLP); Corrientes, Estación Biológica Corrientes (EBCo) 27˚ 33’ 01”S, 58˚ 40’ 42”W, 26-XI-2010, light trap, P. Marino col., 1♂ (MLP); Brazil: Minas Gerais, Caratinga, 13-VII-1976, light trap, R. Lane col., 1♀ (USNM); Bolivia: 60 mi. n. Santa Cruz, 2-II-1960, R. Cumming col. 1♀ (USNM); Ecuador: Guayas, Pedro Carbo, 140 mts, 11-I-78, W. Mathis col., 2♂♂ (USNM).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET. Special thanks to the colleagues who have shared their insects samples with me.

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