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Checklist of Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Uruguay

Lista de especies de Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) de Uruguay

 

COSCARÓN, Sixto¹* & MARTÍNEZ, María²

¹ Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. La Plata, Argentina. * E-mail: sixtoco@gmail.com

Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay.

RESUMEN. Se actualiza la lista de especies de la familia Tabanidae citadas para el Uruguay. Se utilizaron datos previos tomados de la bibliografía, capturas hechas por los autores, y ejemplares de la colección de Entomología de la Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay, y del Museo de La Plata, Argentina. Actualmente Tabanidae está representada en Uruguay por 43 especies y 14 géneros. Catachlorops muscosus(Enderlein), Chrysops brevifasciaLutz, y Dasybasis alticola(Enderlein) se registran por primera vez en Uruguay.

PALABRAS CLAVE. Distribución. Diversidad. Región Neotropical. Tábanos.

ABSTRACT. The check list of Tabanidae fauna found in Uruguay is presented. We used data of previously identifed species from the available bibliography, captures made by the authors, and revision of specimens deposited in the collection of Entomology, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay, and Museo de La Plata, Argentina. Actually, a total of 14 genera and 43 species are known in Uruguay. Catachlorops muscosus(Enderlein), Chrysops brevifasciaLutz, and Dasybasis alticola(Enderlein) are recorded for the frst time in Uruguay.

KEYWORDS. Distribution. Diversity. Horsefies. Neotropical region.

 

The family Tabanidae has approximately 4,300 described species, distributed in three subfamilies and 137 genera. Currently, 1,205 species are listed in 71 genera in the Neotropical region (Coscarón & Papavero, 2009; Henriques et al., 2012). Of all known species, many are described on the basis of a single specimen (Fairchild & Burger, 1994).

The horsefies are of public health importance because the females of most species are hematophagous, so they can be vectors of disease and they produce discomfort to the man with their painful bites. Large density may prevent livestock from grazing and rest. Males feed on nectar. Adults live for a short time, about two months. They are raised in aquatic or semi-aquatic areas, being the larvae predators. The larval period can vary from almost a year to more than two. The pupal period lasts between four and ffteen days, pupating out of the water. There is little knowledge of the immature stages, because it is difficult to find in breeding sites (Coscarón, 1998).

The objective of this work is to provide a list of species of Tabanidae recorded in Uruguay until now.

A survey of Tabanidae species present in Uruguay was conducted, based on specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay and Museo de La Plata,Argentina, in collections made by the authors, and records from the work of Brèthes (1907), Kröber (1926, 1934), Ruffinelli & Carbonell (1953), Fairchild (1961), Coscarón (1976a, b, 1978, 1979a, b, 1998), Coscarón & Fairchild (1976), Fairchild & Burger (1994), Martínez (1998),Bentancourt et al. (2009), Coscarón & Papavero (2009), Henriques (2016). The material examined was determined by S. Coscarón. The scientific names, at the level of subfamily, tribe, genus, subgenus and species, were listed in alphabetical order, according to Coscarón & Papavero (2009). The data regarding the provenance of the listed specimen, the place where it is deposited, additional information when it exists, and the data of the Types when they correspond to Uruguay are indicated. The distribution of the species is arranged alphabetically, for Uruguay it is organized alphabetically by department. In the distribution the question mark is placed after the country, as it appears in the catalog (Coscarón & Papavero, 2009), it indicates that there is no certainty that the species is registered in that country.

The following acronyms were used:

AMNH – American Museum of Natural History, New York.

BMNH – The Natural History Museum, London.

DES - Departamento de Entomología Sanitaria, Instituto Malbrán, Buenos Aires.

ficE – Colección de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Montevideo.

FSCA – Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida.

IOC – Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro.

ISTH – Institut für Schiffs- und Tropenkrankheiten, Hamburg.

MLP – Museo de La Plata, La Plata.

MLUH – Wissenschaftlich Zoologie, Bereits Biowissenschaften, Martin Luther Universität, Halle am den Saale.

MNHNP – Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

MNHUB – Nuseum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin.

NMW – Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien.

USNM – National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

So far, 43 species of Tabanidae belonging to 14 genera, six tribes and three subfamilies have been determined in Uruguay. In 19 cases the specimens were collected in the XIX or early XX century, in trips of naturalists to South America, in 12 of them the type locality of the species is Uruguay, finding the types, in general, in European collections. The greatest number of species belongs to the genera Tabanus (n = 13) and Chrysops (n = 10). Montevideo is the department with the most registered species (n = 21). Catachlorops muscosus (Enderlein), Chrysops brevifascia Lutz, and Dasybasis alticola (Enderlein) are recorded for the frst time in Uruguay.

Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Chrysopsinae Blanchard, 1840 Tribe Chrysopsini Blanchard, 1840

Genus ChrysopsMeigen, 1803

Chrysops bertaPechuman, 1940 Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 163) (Río Negro, ♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay (Río Negro).

Chrysops brevifasciaLutz, 1909

Records from Uruguay. New record

Material Examined. Artigas, Arrocera Conti, 13–I-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0370. Idem except 4–III-1984, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0371.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Artigas).

Chrysops flintiCoscarón, 1979

Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1979b: 376) (Montevideo, Carrasco, II-1976, leg. Trujillo-Cenoz, 5♀, paratypes, MLP).

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Chrysops nigricorpusLutz, 1911

Records from Uruguay. Kröber (1926: 326-327) and Ruffinelli & Carbonell (1953: 64) as Chrysops helleri Kröber, 1926 (synonymous) (Montevideo).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Chrysops patriciaPechuman, 1954

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 165) (Tacuarembó, 1♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Tacuarembó).

Chrysops trisignatusKröber, 1926

Records from Uruguay. C. trisignatus Kröber, 1926: 336. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♂ [MNHUB]. Henriques (2016: 166) (20 Km SE Melo, Tacuari river, Det. Fairchild, 1977, 1♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Montevideo).

Chrysops uruguayensisLutz, 1909

Records from Uruguay. C. uruguayensisLutz, 1909: 687. T ype-locality. Uruguay, T acuarembó. Lectotype ♀ [IOC]. Fairchild (1961: 210) labeled the specimens observed by Lutz as lectotype (♀, T -1361, IOC) and paratype (♀, T-1360, IOC). Bentancourt et al. (2009: 412)(without data).

Distribution. Argentina, Paraguay?, Uruguay (Tacuarembó).

Chrysops variansWiedemann, 1828

Records from Uruguay. Kröber (1926: 342) as C. laetus var. (Montevideo). Ruffinelli & Carbonell (1953: 64) as C. laeta(in error). Coscarón (1979b: 385) (Rivera, Sierra de la Aurora, 12-26-III-1971, leg. Lab. Ent. Fac. Agron., 2♀, MLP). Henriques (2016: 166) (Treinta y Tres, ♀, AMNH).

Material Examined. Treinta y Tres, Olimar Chico river, 19-IV-1963, leg. J.K. Bouseman, 1♀, MLP.

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Perú, Trinidad, Uruguay (Montevideo, Rivera, Treinta y Tres), Venezuela.

Chrysops variegatus(De Geer, 1776)

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 166) (AMNH, without locality).

Distribution. West Indies, southern Mexico to Argentina, Uruguay.

Chrysops variegatusssp. lynchiiBrèthes, 1910

Records from Uruguay. C. variegatuslynchii Brèthes, 1910: 474 (Río Negro, without other data). Henriques (2016: 166) (Treinta y Tres, AMNH).

Material Examined. Río Negro, 6-I-1963, leg. R.G. Van Gelder, 1♀, MLP.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Río Negro, Treinta y Tres).

Chrysopssp.

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 166) (Río Negro; Tacuarembó, AMNH).

Subfamily Pangoniinae Rondani, 1856

Tribe Pangoniini Rondani, 1856

GenusEsenbeckiaRondani, 1863

SubgenusEsenbeckiaRondani, 1863

Esenbeckia(Esenbeckia)esenbeckii(Wiedemann, 1830)

Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1976a:104) (without locality).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Tribe Scepsidini Bequaert, 1930 GenusScepsisWalker, 1850

Scepsis nivalisWalker, 1850

Records from Uruguay. Brèthes (1907: 284) (Montevideo, without other data). Coscarón (1976a: 112) (Montevideo, Carrasco, 8-III-1928, leg. Tremoleras, 1♂, 1♀, MLP. Maldonado, Punta del Este, 1♀, MLP.). Bentancourt et al. (2009: 412) (without data).

Distribution. Argentina?, Brasil, Uruguay (Maldonado, Montevideo).

Tribe Scionini Enderlein, 1922

Genus FidenaWalker, 1850

Subgenus FidenaWalker, 1850

Fidena(Fidena) abominataPhilip, 1941 Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1998: 349) as Fidena abdominata(without locality). Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay.

Fidena(Fidena) sorbens(Wiedemann, 1828)

Records from Uruguay. Pangonia sorbens Wiedemann, 1828: 93. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype ♀ [NMW].

Material Examined. Artigas, Rica Island, 13-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 5♀, ficE-Dip.0372-0376. Rocha, Boca del Sarandí swamp, 16-II-1995, leg. Martínez, 1♂, ficE-Dip.0377. Salto, Redonda Island, 11-I-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0378.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Artigas, Montevideo, Rocha, Salto).

Subfamily Tabaninae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Diachlorini Lutz, 1909

Genus Acanthocera Macquart, 1834 Subgenus Acanthocera Macquart, 1834

Acanthocera (Acanthocera) exstincta

(Wiedemann, 1828)

Records from Uruguay. Haematopota exstincta Wiedemann, 1828: 214. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype female [NMW]. Coscarón (1978: 30) (Artigas, Cuareim river, Sepulturas, 11-XII-1966, leg. Carbonell, Monné, San Martín, 1♀, MLP).

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Artigas, Montevideo).

Genus CatachloropsLutz, 1913 Subgenus AmphichloropsLutz, 1913

Catachlorops(Amphichlorops)            flavus

(Wiedemann, 1828)

Records from Uruguay. Tabanus favusWiedemann, 1828: 163. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [NMW].

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Subgenus Catachlorops Lutz, 1913

Catachlorops (Catachlorops) circumfusus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Recorsds frmom Uruguay. As Tabanus pictipennis Macquart, 1850: 336 (synonymous). Type-locality of T. pictipennis. Uruguay, Maldonado. Holotype ♀ [MNHNP].

Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Maldonado).

Catachlorops (Catachlorops)         psolopterus

(Wiedemann, 1828)

Recorsds frmom Uruguay. Tabanus psolopterus Wiedemann, 1828: 181. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype ♀ [NMW].

Distribution. Brazil, Uruguay (Montevideo).

SubgenusRhamphidommiaEnderlein, 1922

Catachlorops(Rhamphidommia) muscosus (Enderlein, 1925)

Records from Uruguay. New record

Material Examined. Tacuarembó, 2-9-II-1963, leg. J.K. Bouseman, 1♀, MLP.

Distribution.         Argentina,         Brazil,         Uruguay

(Tacuarembó).

Catachloropssp. aff.muscosus Records from Uruguay. Martínez (1998: 137) (Rivera, Las Yeguas glen, 30-X-1995, leg. Martínez, 1♀, MLP).

GenusChlorotabanusLutz, 1913

Chlorotabanus parviceps(Kröber, 1934)

Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1976b: 50) (Rivera, Sierra de la Aurora, 12-I-1971, leg. Lab. Ent. Fac. Agron., 6♀, MLP).

Material Examined. Rocha, Boca del Sarandí swamp, 18-XI-1994, leg. Martínez, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0379.

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay (Rivera, Rocha).

GenusDasybasisMacquart, 1847

Dasybasis alticola(Enderlein, 1925)

Records from Uruguay. New record.

Material Examined. Rocha, Santa Teresa, 11-III-77, Shannon trap, leg. Freire, Solari, Franca, 2♀, ficE-Dip.0380-0381.

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Rocha).

Dasybasis minor (Macquart, 1850)

Records from Uruguay. Fairchild & Burger (1994: 66, Catalogue). Henriques (2016: 167) (♀, Det. Coscarón, 1965, AMNH, without locality).

Material Examined. Montevideo, Santa Lucía river, XII-1969-I-1970, leg. Franca, 6♀, MLP. Montevideo, Pantanoso stream, 20-XII-1990, on horse, leg, Martínez,

Achaval, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0382. Rocha, Sarandí del Consejo swamp, 17-III-1995, leg. Martínez, 2♀, ficE-Dip.0383-0384.

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Montevideo, Rocha).

Dasybasis trigonophora(Macquart, 1838)

Records from Uruguay. Tabanus trigonophora Macquart, 1838: 185. Type-locality. Uruguay, from mouth of Uruguay river, to Río Grande do Sul (as "Brésil, depuis l'embouchure de l'Uruguay jusqu' aux Missions"). Holotype ♀ [MNHNP]. As Tabanus rubescens Macquart, 1838: 143 (synonymous). Type-locality of T. rubescens. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MNHNP]. As Tabanus (Agelanius) ruficaudis Kröber, 1931: 291 (synonymous). T ype-locality of T. ruficaudis. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MNHUB].

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Dasybasissp.

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 167) (Cerro Largo, ♀, AMNH).

Genus DichelaceraMacquart, 1838

Subgenus DichelaceraMacquart, 1838

Dichelacera(Dichelacera) multiguttataLutz, 1915 Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 168)

(Tacuarembó, Det. Henriques, 2013, 1♀, AMNH).

Distribution.         Argentina,         Brazil,         Uruguay

(Tacuarembó).

Dichelacera (Dichelacera) unifasciata Macquart, 1838

Records from Uruguay. As Dichelacera trigonotaenia Lutz, 1915: 89-90 (synonymous) (Tacuarembó). Fairchild (1961: 216) labeled the specimen observed by Lutz as paratype (T-474, IOC).

Material Examined. Cerro Largo, Sierra de Vaz, Tacuarí river, 15-III-1963, leg. J.K. Bouseman 1♀, MLP. Rivera, Sierra de la Aurora, 12-16-III-1971, leg. Lab. Ent. Fac. Agron., 4♀, MLP.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Rivera, Tacuarembó).

Genus LepiselagaMacquart, 1838

Subgenus ConoposelagaBarretto, 1949

Lepiselaga (Conoposelaga) albitarsis Macquart, 1850

Records from Uruguay. Kröber (1934: 252, catalogue) and Coscarón & Papavero (2009: 94, catalogue).

Material Examined. Artigas, in front of Paredón Island, 15-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0385. Rocha, Sarandí del Consejo swamp, 17-III-1995, leg. Martínez, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0386.

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Artigas, Rocha).

GenusStenotabanusLutz, 1913

SubgenusStenotabanusLutz, 1913

Stenotabanus(Stenotabanus) brunnipennis Kröber, 1930

Records from Uruguay.S. brunnipennisKröber, 1930: 78. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ destroyed [ISTH].

Distribution. Same Holotype.

GenusStibasomaSchiner, 1867 SubgenusStibasomaSchiner, 1867

Stibasoma (Stibasoma) theotaenia (Wiedemann, 1828)

Records from Uruguay. S. theotaenia Wiedemann, 1828: 136. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype ♀ [NMW].

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Tribe Tabanini Latreille, 1802

GenusPoeciloderasLutz, 1921

Poeciloderas lindneri(Kröber, 1929)

Records from Uruguay. As Agelanius maculipennis Enderlein, 1925: 379 (preocc. Wiedemann, 1838, synonymous). Type-locality of A. maculipennis. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MNHUB]. Coscarón & Fairchild (1976: 279) (Colonia, Nueva Palmira, MLP). Henriques (2016: 175) (Río Negro; T acuarembó, Det. Henriques, 2013, 20♀, AMNH

Material examined. Cerro Largo, Sierra de Vaz, T acuarí river, 23-26-III-1963, leg. J.K. Bouseman, 1♀, MLP. Rio Negro, 27-II-1962, leg. R.G. Van Gelder, 3♀, MLP. Treinta y Tres, 10-XI-1981, leg. Coscarón, 1♀, MLP.

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Colonia, Montevideo, Río Negro, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres).

Poeciloderas quadripunctatus (Fabricius, 1805)

Recorsds frmom Uruguay. Kröber (1934: 298, catalogue) and Coscarón & Papavero (2009: 121, catalogue). Henriques (2016: 175) (Cerro Largo; Río Negro, AMNH).

Material examined. Artigas, in front of Paredón Island, 15-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 2♀, ficE-Dip.0387-0388.

Distribution. Mexico to Argentina, Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Río Negro).

Poeciloderassp. aff. lindneri

Material examined. Montevideo, Pantanoso stream, 20-XII-1990, on horse, leg, Martínez, Achaval, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0389.

Genus TabanusLinnaeus, 1758

Tabanus acerBrèthes, 1910

Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1979a: 255-257) (Maldonado, Balneario Las Flores, II-1976, leg. Trujillo-Cenoz, 2♀, MLP). Henriques (2016: 177) (Cerro Largo, ♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Maldonado).

Tabanus angustusMacquart, 1838

Records from Uruguay. T. angustusMacquart, 1838: 140. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MNHNP]. Coscarón (1979a: 267-268) (Maldonado, Balneario Las Flores, II-1976, leg. Trujillo-Cenoz, 2♀, MLP). Henriques (2016: 178) (Cerro Largo; Tacuarembó, ♀♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Maldonado, Montevideo, Tacuarembó).

Tabanus campestrisBrèthes, 1910

Records from Uruguay. As Atylotus rubescens Bigot, 1892: 663 (synonymous). Type-locality of A. rubescens. “Uruguay” Syntypes ♀ [BMNH]. Coscarón (1979a: 269) (Uruguay, Cupalen, 2-XII-1952, leg. Del Ponte, 2♀, DES, in error, Cupalen is a locality of Argentina, Province of Entre Ríos). Henriques (2016: 179) (Río Negro, Det. Coscarón, 1963. 2♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Uruguay (Río Negro).

Tabanus claripennis(Bigot, 1892)

Recorsds frmom Uruguay. As Tabanus (Agelanius) frontosus Kröber, 1931: 279 (synonymous). Type-locality of T. frontosus. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MLUH?]. Henriques (2016: 179) (Río Negro, AMNH).

Material examined. Artigas, Arrocera Conti, 9-II-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0390. Artigas, Bella Unión, Lenguazo stream, 18-X-1984, leg. Coscarón, 1♀, MLP. Rocha, Potrero Grande swamp, 14-XII-1994, leg. Martínez, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0391.

Distribution. West Indies, Costa Rica to Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay (Artigas, Montevideo, Río Negro, Rocha).

Tabanus corpulentusBrèthes, 1910 Records from Uruguay. Coscarón (1998: 352) (without locality).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Tabanus fuscofasciatusMacquart, 1838

Records from Uruguay. As Tabanus hilarii Macquart, 1838: 185 (synonymous). Type-locality of T. hilarii.

Uruguay, from the mouth of Uruguay river, to Río Grande do Sul (as "Brésil, depuis l'embouchure de l'Uruguay jusqu' aux Missions"). Syntypes ♀ [MNHNP]. As Tabanus tacitus Hine, 1920: 191 (synonymous). T ype-locality of T. tacitus. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [USNM]. Coscarón (1979a: 260) (Montevideo, 1♀, FSCA. Rivera, Sierra de la Aurora, 12-26-III-1971, leg. Lab. Ent. Fac. Agron., 3♀, MLP). Henriques (2016: 180) (Cerro Largo; Isla Cambama, in error, there is no island with that name in the country; Palmira; Río Negro; ♀♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Colonia, Montevideo, Río Negro, Rivera).

Tabanus fuscusWiedemann, 1819

Records from Uruguay. As Tabanus impressus Wiedemann, 1828: 126 (synonymous). T ype-locality of T. impressus. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [NMW]. As Tabanus monochroma Wiedemann, 1828: 555 (synonymous). Type-locality of T. monochroma. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype ♂ [NMW].

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Tabanus nebulosus ssp. ornativentris (Kröber, 1929)

Recorsds frmom Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 181) (Río Negro, ♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Uruguay (Río Negro).

Tabanus occidentalisLinnaeus, 1758

Records from Uruguay. Brèthes (1907: 284) (Montevideo, without other data), as Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821: 83 (synonymous).

Distribution. Mexico to Argentina, Uruguay (Montevideo).

Tabanus pungensWiedemann, 1828

Records from Uruguay. T. pungens Wiedemann, 1828: 175. Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Lectotype ♀ [NMW]. Henriques (2016: 182) (Tacuarembó, ♀, AMNH).

Material Examined. Artigas, Cuareim river, Sepulturas, 11-II-1966, leg. Carbonell, Monné, San Martín, 1♀, MLP. Artigas, in front of Paredón Island, 15-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0392. Treinta y Tres, 10-XI-1981, leg. Coscarón, 1♀, MLP.

Distribution. U.S.A. (Texas), Neotropics (except West Indies and Chile), Trinidad, Uruguay (Artigas, Montevideo, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres).

Tabanus sorbillansWiedemann, 1828

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 183) (Río

Negro, ♀, AMNH).

Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad,

Uruguay (Río Negro), Venezuela.

Tabanus triangulumWiedemann, 1828

Records from Uruguay. As Tabanus (Neotabanus) uruguayensis Kröber , 1933: 346 (preocc. Arribálzaga, 1882, synonymous). T ype-locality of T. uruguayensis. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ [MLUH?], Paratype? ♀ [NMW]. Martínez (1998: 137) (Rivera, Gajo del Lunarejo stream, 22-II-1996, leg, Martínez, 1♀, MLP). Bentancourt et al. (2009: 412) (without data). Henriques (2016: 184) (Cerro Largo; Río Negro, AMNH).

Material examined. Artigas, Rica Island, 13-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 2♀, ficE-Dip.0393-0394. Artigas, in front of Paredón Island, 15-XI-1978, leg. Franca, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0395. Rivera, Sierra de la Aurora, Aurora stream, 12-16-III-1971, leg. Lab. Ent. Fac. Agr., 1♀, MLP. Rocha, Boca del Sarandí swamp, 15-XII-1994, leg. Martínez, 2♀, ficE-Dip.0396-0397. Rocha, Potrero Grande swamp, 14-XII-1994, leg. Martínez, 1♀, ficE-Dip.0398.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Montevideo, Río Negro, Rivera, Rocha).

Tabanus varipesWalker, 1837

Records from Uruguay. T. varipes Walker, 1837: 337. T ype-locality. Uruguay, Gorriti Island. Holotype ♀ [BMNH]. Bentancourt et al. (2009: 412) (without data).

Distribution. Uruguay (Maldonado).

Tabanussp.

Records from Uruguay. Henriques (2016: 184) (Río Negro, AMNH).

Unrecognized Tabanidae

Tabanus curticornisKröber, 1931

Type-locality. Uruguay, Montevideo. Holotype ♀ destroyed [ISTH].

The T abanidae family is still superficially known in Uruguay. Although the highest number of species was recorded in Montevideo, 49% (n = 21) of them were collected in the XIX or early XX century. Currently, the capital of the country has approximately one and a half million inhabitants and a large urbanization; it would have to be confrmed if this diversity continues to exist, making new collections, especially in the rural area of the department. Of the 19 cases, specimens were collected in the XIX or early XX century on trips of naturalists to South America, in only seven species new specimens could be examined, from the same locality or other sources, which reveals the great work of collection that remains to be done, It is necessary to carry out new collection campaigns to cover information gaps in many departments of the country . The present list of horsefies will serve as the basis for future studies of the biodiversity of the family in Uruguay.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We wish to express our gratitude to the people who participated in the collections of horsefies, to the ONG Casa Ambiental de Castillos-Restitución a la Vida, Uruguay, and to all those persons and institutions that participated in the investigation of Diptera's biodiversity in Uruguay; Thanks to the librarians of the Facultad de Ciencias, Montevideo, and the Museo de La Plata for their kind collaboration and also to the reviewers and the editor for their valuable comments.

 

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