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Diptera: Sarcophagidae), and First Record for Argentina Revista De La Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, Vol Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina ISSN: 0373-5680 [email protected] Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Argentina MULIERI, Pablo R.; MARILUIS, Juan C. Redescription of Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), and first record for Argentina Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, vol. 68, núm. 3-4, julio-diciembre, 2009, pp. 385-390 Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=322028485023 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative ISSN 0373-5680 (impresa), ISSN 1851-7471 (en línea) Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 68 (3-4): 385-390, 2009 385 NOTA CIENTÍFICA Redescription of Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), and first record for Argentina MULIERI, Pablo R. and Juan C. MARILUIS CONICET; ANLIS “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”, Depto. Vectores. Av. Vélez Sársfield 563, (C1281AFR) Buenos Aires, Argentina; e-mail: [email protected] Redescripción de Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) y primer registro para Argentina RESUMEN. Se presenta la redescripción del macho y la primera descripción de la hembra de Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha Lopes, a partir de material colectado en Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Se brindan descripciones detalladas e ilustraciones de la morfología externa y las estructuras genitales de ambos sexos. Los especímenes colectados representan el primer registro de la especie en Argentina. PALABRAS CLAVE. Sarcophagidae. Sarcophaginae. Lepidodexia. Diptera. Taxonomía. ABSTRACT. The redescription of the male and the first description of the female of Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha Lopes are presented on the basis of new material collected in Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of external morphology and terminalia of both sexes are provided. The specimens collected represent the first record of the species in Argentina. KEY WORDS. Sarcophagidae. Sarcophaginae. Lepidodexia. Diptera. Taxonomy. Systematic relationships and generic based on Asilidodexia asiliformis Townsend. concepts of several Sarcophaginae are More recently, Asilidodexia was considered still unresolved. The genus concept of as subgenus of Lepidodexia according to Lepidodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm as Pape (1996). Moreover, Asilidodexia was defined by Pape (1996) currently includes alternatively considered as member of more than 30 generic names synonymized the tribe Notochaetini (Lopes, 1969) and as subgenera, based on similarities of the Johnsoniini (Verves, 1989), and closely aedeagal morphology. The resultant genus- related to Harpagopyga Aldrich, based on complex includes 187 species, mostly aedeagal morphology, reduced ocellar setae, Neotropical, which are much diversified in and head shape (Lopes, 1938, 1992). Lopes their external morphology (Pape, 1996). (1992) provided a revision of Asilidodexia Asilidodexia Townsend is a small group with a key to males, and four new species of sarcophagine flesh flies restricted to the based on single male specimens. On the Neotropical region. This taxon was originally other hand, the females of this subgenus described, as genus, by Townsend (1927) are poorly known, with a single species, Recibido: 14-VII-2009; aceptado: 26-X-2009 386 Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 68 (3-4): 385-390, 2009 L. (A.) wygodzinskyi Lopes, described ANLIS-DV Departamento Vectores, from Paysandú, Uruguay (Lopes, 1982). At ANLIS “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”, Argentina; present, Asilidodexia is composed by seven MNRJ Museu Nacional, Río de species (Lopes, 1992). Janeiro, Brazil. Lepidodexia have not received much attention in previous taxonomic studies on Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha the Argentinean sarcophagid fauna, with a Lopes, 1992 total of 6 species listed for the local fauna, and (Figs. 1-11) L. (A.) proseni Lopes as the single member of the subgenus Asilidodexia (Pape, 1996). Asilidodexia gaucha Lopes, 1992: 126, 128 Originally, Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) (as Asilodexia gaucha) (key; male, figs gaucha Lopes was briefly described on the 11-15). Type-locality: Livramento, Rio basis of a single male from Livramento, Grande do Sul, Brazil. Holotype male Rio Grande do Sul (Lopes, 1992). The aim (MNRJ). of this work is to present the first record for Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha: Pape, Argentina, and to provide a redescription of 1996: 229 (in catalog, stat. nov.). L. (A.) gaucha based on male and female specimens collected in Federación, Entre Male. Total length = 6 mm. Ríos. Head. Head length at vibrissa shorter than at antennal base (Fig. 1). Parafacial The specimens were collected with a plates with golden microtomentum; fronto sweep net on the vegetation at the same site orbital plate with golden microtomentum and date. The association of sexes was based anteriorly, and gray microtomentum behind on one couple collected while displaying the posterior pair of frontal setae; parafacial pre-copulatory behavior. Phallic structures of and fronto-orbital plates bearing black and the male were exposed using the technique pale short setulae; post-cranium with gray described by Lopes (1973) and Dahlem microtomentum and black setulae (few pale & Naczi (2006). Thus, the identification of setulae in its median portion); eyes reddish specimens was ensured by the examination in live specimens; frontal vitta dark brown; of the male genitalia compared to original frons at its narrowest point about 0.36 X description provided by Lopes (1992). head width; 5-6 frontal setae; reclinate Abdominal structures of female terminalia orbital setae strong; proclinate fronto orbital were extracted and cleared in 90 % lactic setae small and weak; inner vertical setae acid at ambient temperature (10 days), and strong and reclinate, outer vertical setae mounted on a concave slide for study. The absent; ocellar triangle black, with one pair terminology used for descriptions of external of proclinate ocellar setae; postocular setae morphology and for the female terminalia is black; genal groove and anterior half of that of McAlpine (1981). The terminology genal dilation with golden microtomentum; of phallic (or aedeagal) structures follows posterior half of genal dilation and postgena Lopes (1956), Pape (1994), and Mello-Patiu with gray microtomentum and pale setae, & Pape (2000). Illustrations were produced gena with black setae; face black with gray from photographs taken with a digital microtomentum; facial ridge black with gray camera Olympus C-5050 Zoom mounted microtomentum, with setae and setulae close on a stereomicroscope. Illustrations of to vibrissa; 3-2 subvibrissal setae; antenna female sternites were made using a camera reddish, first flagellomere 1.25 X longer than lucida attached to a stereomicroscope. The length of pedicel with gray microtomentum specimens are pinned and deposited in the in 2/3 apically, arista plumose on basal 1/2; collection of Departamento Vectores, ANLIS palpus pale brown with some black long “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”. hairs apically. Acronyms used for collections are as Thorax. Black, with gray follows: microtomentum; prescutum and scutum MULIERI, P. R. and J. C. MARILUIS. Redescription of Lepidodexia (A.) gaucha 387 Figs. 1-4. Lepidodexia (Asilidodexia) gaucha Lopes. 1, male head, left view; 2, right wing, dorsal view; 3, male abdomen, dorsal view; 4, female abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bars = 1 mm. with intermediate and lateral stripes with setae, cell r4+5 closed at wing apex, calypteres gray microtomentum and three brown whitish (Fig. 2). Legs with coxae and femora bands; scutellum with intermediate stripes with gray microtomentum, trochanter and with gray microtomentum interrupted in the knees (basal femoral part) reddish with middle by a brown oval spot; postpronotal thin gray microtomentum, tibiae reddish- lobe, notopleuron, katepisternum and brown; middle femur without posteroventral anepimeron with gray microtomentum; ctenidium on its apical portion, 2 anterior anepisternum gray with a brown spot near to setae, row of posteroventral setae on basal notopleuron; proepisternum gray, sometimes half; middle tibia with 2 anterdorsal setae, with few pale setulae on middle portion; 1 anteroventral seta, 2 posterior setae; two proepisternal setae strong, and one hind femur with rows of anterodorsal, proepimeral setae, katepisternals 2, postalar anteroventral, and posteroventral setae; wall bare. Chaetotaxy: acrostichals 0+1 (weak hind tibia with 2 or 3 anterodorsal setae, 2 posterior pair), dorsocentrals 1+3 (spaced anteroventral seta, and 2 posterodorsal setae; for 3), intra-alars 1+2 (anterior pair weak), tarsi blackish. supra-alars 1+3 (the middle pair stronger), anterior postpronotal 1, basal postpronotal 1, Abdomen. Slender and elongate postalars 2, notopleurals 2 (plus one or two abdomen of dark brown ground color (Fig. supplementary hairs). Scutellum with 2 pair 3); sternites covered by tergites, except ST of developed laterals. Wing hyaline, tegula 1 exposed; T 3-5 with median longitudinal brown, whitish basicosta and pale brown dark brown vitta; T 1+2 covered of gray veins, R1 bare, R4+5 setulose in proximal 0.8 microtomentuum; two pairs of gray spots in or less of distance to r-m, costal spine not T 3 and 4; T 5 reddish-brown covered with differentiated, third costal sector with ventral
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