Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) niveibarbis
Creators: name: González, Christian R.
name: Elgueta, Mario
name: Carvacho, Camila
name: Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura
name: Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Nemestrinidae
Trichophthalma
Trichophthalma niveibarbis

description: Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia) niveibarbis (Bigot, 1857)
(Fig. 69)
Hirmonevra niveibarbis Bigot, 1857: 282–283.
Hermoneura pictipennis Philippi, 1865: 657. Type-locality: Chile, Valdivia. Refs. Reed, 1888: 289 (cat., Hirmoneura); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthaloma); Kertész, 1909: 29 (cat.); Edwards, 1930: 185; Stuardo, 1934b: 234–236 (com., dist.); Stuardo,1939: 91 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 99 (cat., [Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia)]). amaena Bigot of R̂der, 1882: 511, misident. glauciventris Edwards, 1930: 183, fig. 11. Type-locality: Chile, Llanquihue, Casa Pangue. Refs. Bequaert, 1932: 29; Stuardo, 1934b: 246 (com.); Stuardo, 1939: 92 (com.); Stuardo, 1946: 98 (cat., [Trichophthalma (Eurygastromyia)]).
Holotype. Lost, “ Chile ”. Neotype. Male (MCCC) Chile, Santiago, Peñalolén.
Distribution. Argentina. (Neuquén, Río Negro). Chile. Región de Coquimbo: Limarí Province (NP Fray Jorge, Talinay). Región de Valparaíso: Quillota Province (Cuesta El Melón, La Campana), Valparaíso Province (El Salto, Jardín Botánico, Quebrada Verde, Quinta Vergara, Quintero, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar), San Antonio Province (Algarrobo, Minasol, Quebrada de Córdova). Región Metropolitana de Santiago: Chacabuco Province (Caleu, Tiltil), Cordillera Province (El Canelo, El Manzano), Santiago Province (Los Guindos, Peñalolén, San Pedro), Melipilla Province (Los Guindos), Maipo Province (Aculeo). Región de O’Higgins: Cachapoal Province (NR Río Cipreses). Región del Maule: Linares Province (Río Achibueno). Región del Ñuble: Itata Province (Cobquecura), Diguillín Province (Cordillera de Chillán, Las Trancas). Región del Biobío: Concepción Province (Concepción, Hualpén), Biobío Province (Pichinahuel), Arauco Province (Butamalal, Cerros de Nahuelbuta, Pichinahuel). Región de La Araucanía: Malleco Province (Angol, NP Nahuelbuta) (Fig. 73).
References. Philippi, 1865: 655 (com., Hermoneura); Schiner, 1868: 107 (n. comb.); Reed, 1888: 289 (cat., Hirmoneura); Hunter, 1901: 150 (cat., Trichopthalma); Kertész, 1909: 28 (cat.); Lichtwardt, 1910: 609 (com., Eyrygastromyia); Lichtwardt, 1919: 278 (com., Eurygastromyia); Edwards, 1930: 183 (com.); Bequaert, 1932: 30 (com.); Stuardo, 1934b: 234–236 (biol., dist., pl. 7, fig. 2); Stuardo, 1946: 97 (cat., [Trichophthalma (Trichophthalma)]); Papavero, 1968: 5 (cat.); Angulo, 1971: 43 (in key), 128–131 (neo. des., redes., figs. 106 (sper.), 108 (male ter.), 111 (aede.), 134 (dist.); Bernardi, 1973: 251 (list); Cekalovic & Artigas, 1974: 242 (cat.); Angulo, 1987: 9 (list); Devoto & Medan, 2006: 32 (ecol., biol.), 33–34 (list), 36–37 (com.); Devoto et al., 2006: 515 (list, ecol.); Medan & Devoto, 2008: 159 (in key); Papavero & Bernardi, 2009a: 9 (cat.); Kosmann et al., 2014: 415 (list).
Biology. This species has been observed by citizen scientists visiting Gaultheria insana (Molina) D.J. Middleton, Tropeolum brachyceras Hook. & Arn., A. aurea Graham, Berberis linearifolia Phil. According to Devoto & Medan (2006) and Devoto et al. (2006), this nemestrinid fly species have also been recorded visiting flowers of E. coccineum. Recently, fieldworks in plant-pollinator interactions have recorded to T. niveibarbis feed on Trevoa trinervis Miers. and Stachys macreai Benth. (Javiera Chinga, unpublished data).
description: Published as part of González, Christian R., Elgueta, Mario, Carvacho, Camila, Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura & Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., 2023, A catalog of Nemestrinidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Nemestrinoidea) from Chile, pp. 151-193 in Zootaxa 5360 (2) on pages 181-182, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10150116