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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

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

Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. vol.78 no.3 La Plata set. 2019

 

Nota-Note

Synonymy in Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha)

Sinonimias en Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) neotropicales

 

SPINELLI, Gustavo R.1,2

1 Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet" (ILPLA, CONICET). La Plata, Argentina.
2 División Entomología, Museo de La Plata. La Plata, Argentina
E-mail: spinelli@ficnym.unlp.edu.ar

Received 11 - V - 2019 | Accepted 02 - VII - 2019 | Published 26 - IX - 2019 https://doi.org/10.25085/rsea.780308


ABSTRACT. Based on the study of type specimens, Forcipomyia galliarii is recognized as junior synonym of Forcipomyia platensis, and Alluaudomyia biestroi of Alluaudomyia catarinensis. New records of both species from Argentina are given.

KEYWORDS. Alluaudomyia. Argentina. Forcipomyia. New records. Nomenclatorial actions.

RESUMEN. Sobre la base del estudio de los ejemplares tipo, Forcipomyia galliarii se reconoce como un sinónimo menor de Forcipomyia platensis, y Alluaudomyia biestroi de Alluaudomyia catarinensis. Se brindan nuevos registros de ambas especies en Argentina.

PALABRAS CLAVE. Acciones nomenclatoriales. Alluaudomyia. Argentina. Forcipomyia. Nuevos registros.


 

The study of the entomological collection of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) of the Museo de La Plata, Argentina (MLPA), carried out in the framework of the preparation of a family catalogue for Argentina, revealed that Forcipomyia galliarii Marino & Spinelli is a junior synonym of Forcipomyia platensis (Brèthes), and Alluaudomyia biestroiSpinelli is a junior synonym of Alluaudomyia catarinensisSpinelli & Wirth, as it is detailed below.

Forcipomyia(Euprojoannisia)platensis(Brèthes)

Euprojoannisia platensisBrèthes, 1914: 156 (female; Buenos Aires, Estación General Urquiza); Spinelli, 1983: 127 (female redescription; male misidentifed); Cazorla et al., 2018: 4 (records from Buenos Aires province).

Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) platensis Wirth & Cavalieri, 1975: 125 (notes on type; generic position).

Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) galliariiMarino & Spinelli, 1999: 5 (female; Argentina, Misiones province).

Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) galliariiMarino & Spinelli, 2003: 21 (subgeneric position). NEW SYNONYM.

Type specimens examined

Female holotype of Euprojoannisia platensis: Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Estación General Urquiza, 34°34'29.38"S, 58°29'16.29"W (slide in Canada balsam, in good condition). Housed in the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina (MACN).

Female holotype of Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) galliarii: Argentina, Misiones, Aristóbulo del Valle, arroyo Cuña Pirú, 27°05'16.30"S, 54°57'8.64"W, 17/26-VII-1996, C. Galliari – J. Williams, Malaise trap (MLPA).

Other specimens examined

Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, 25º39'S, 54º18'W, 24-X-2006, C. Cazorla, 1 female, sweep net; Misiones, Posadas, 27°24'26.66"S, 55°57'29.29"W, VII-2001, G. Spinelli, 1 female, CDC light trap; Misiones, Posadas, club San Francisco, 4-IX-2008, H. Walantus, 1 female, CDC light trap 27°23'31.20"S, 55°55'59.37"W; Córdoba, paraje Las Jarillas, río San Antonio, 31º32'02.8''S, 64º33'01.7''W, 820 m, 25-XI-2007, G. Spinelli, 1 female, Malaise trap; Corrientes, Esteros del Iberá, Estancia San Nicolás, casco, 28º07'41.0''S, 57º26'03.5''W, 16-IX-2009, G.

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Spinelli, 2 females, at light; Buenos Aires, Punta Indio, arroyo Villoldo, 35°15'56.77"S, 57°15'34.19"W, 25-XI-1998, P . Marino, 6 males, 6 females, sweep net (MLPA).

Distribution

Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Misiones).

Discussion

The synonymy herein proposed is based on the comparison of the female holotypes of F. platensis and F. galliari. On the other hand, the female specimens from Escobar and the male specimen from Villa la Ñata in Buenos Aires province recorded by Spinelli (1983) as F. platensis were misidentifed, and actually belong to an undescribed species. The remaining specimens recorded by Spinelli (1983) as F. platensis perfectly agree with the holotype of this species. The male of F. platensis is hitherto undescribed.

Alluaudomyia catarinensis Spinelli & Wirth

Alluaudomyia catarinensis Spinelli & Wirth, 1984: 681 (female; Brazil).

Alluaudomyia biestroi Spinelli, 1988: 681 (male, pupa; Argentina, Corrientes province). NEW SYNONYM.

Type specimens examined

Female holotype of Alluaudomyia catarinensis: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia, 27°9'41.88"S, 52°24'14.13"W, X-1967, F . Plaumann (slide in Canada balsam, in good condition). Housed in the U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., U.S.A (USNM).

Male paratype, with pupal exuviae, of Alluaudomyia biestroi: Uruguay, Artigas, arroyo Lenguazo at National Route 3, 30°25'48.4"S, 57°38'14.4"W, 8-XI-1984, E. Balseiro – G. Spinelli (slide in Canada balsam, in good condition) (MLPA). The holotype (Argentina, Corrientes, Mocoretá, 30°37'06.63"S, 57°58'31.17"W, 22-IV-1988, G. Spinelli), formerly in the collection of the MLPA, is lost, as it was pointed out by Marino et al. (2002).

Other specimens examined

Paraguay, Itapúa, Encarnación, Quiteria, 27º17'57.6''S, 55º53'31.8''W,14-VIII-1995, H. Ferreyra, 1 female, CDC light trap; Itapúa, Bella Vista, 27º5'53.8''S, 55º31'12.5''W, 3/4-X-2000, A. Ortiz, D. López, 1 female, CDC light trap (MLPA).Argentina, Misiones, Corpus, 27°6'22.43"S, 55°31'24.71"W, VII-2001, G. Spinelli, 4 females, 1 male, CDC light trap; Corrientes, arroyo Pay Ubre, 29º01'41.2''S, 58º10'26.6''W, 66 m, 12-III-2010, G. Spinelli, 1 female; Corrientes, Mocoretá, 30°37'06.63"S, 57°58'31.17"W, 17-III-1989, 1 female (MLPA). Uruguay, Salto, Termas del Arapey, 30º57'7.0''S, 57º31'16.0''W, 18-XII-1989, J. Schnack, 1 female, 1 male, CDC light trap (MLPA).

Distribution

Paraguay (Itapúa), Argentina (Corrientes), Uruguay (Artigas, Salto).

Discussion

During the present study a female that fts perfectly with the type of A. catarinensis, a species hitherto known by the female, was discovered in the collection of the MLPA. It was collected in Corrientes, Mocoretá, the type locality of A. biestroi, a species hitherto known by the male. This situation prompts us to review the specific identification of this female specimen and its comparison with the only existing paratype of A. biestroi, concluding that the observed differences are attributed to the usual sexual differences. Because of this, A. biestroi is herein considered a junior synonym of A. catarinensis. This sex association was corroborated also in other localities, such as Corpus and Termas del Arapey.

 

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