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Nomenclatural acts for some Neotropical Tachinidae (Diptera)

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

New replacement names and synonymies are proposed for Neotropical Tachinidae, mainly from Brazil. The following 13 new replacement names are proposed for junior secondary homonyms: Jurinella neobesa, new name for Jurinella obesa (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.) (preocc. Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.); Archytas wulpianus, new name for Archytas nigrocalyptratus (Wulp, 1888WULP, F.M. VAN DER. 1888-1903. Insecta. Diptera. In: GODMAN, F.D. & SALVIN, O. (Eds.). Biologia Centrali Americana, or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. London, Taylor & Francis. v. 2, x + 489p.) (preocc. Macquart, 1846MACQUART, J. 1846. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [1.er] Supplément. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1844:133-364. [Also published separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément” I [part], p. 5-238. Paris, Roret, 1846].); Calodexia neofumosa, new name for Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1917TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1917. Second paper on Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 37(6):221-233.) (preocc. Townsend, 1912TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of muscoid flies from the Andean and Pacific Coast regions of South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 43(1935):301-367.); Calodexia bigoti, new name for Calodexia flavipes (Bigot, 1889BIGOT, J.M.F. 1889. Diptères nouveaux on peu connus, 34ª partie, XLII. Diagnoses de nouvelles espèces. Annales de la Société entomologique de France, 8(6):253-270.) (preocc. Schiner, 1868SCHINER, J.R. 1868. Diptera. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Vol. 2, Part I (Section B). Wien, Karl Gerold’s Sohn. 388p.); Eucelatoria paracarinata, new name for Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Eucelatoria currani, new name for Eucelatoria carinata (Curran, 1926CURRAN, C.H. 1926. Appendix. New Diptera of Jamaica. Entomological Bulletin, Jamaica, 4(1-2):72-90. (GOWDEY, C.C. (Ed.). Catalogus Insectorum Jamaicensis).) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Lixophaga opsiangusta, new name for Lixophaga angusta (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:294) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:284); Lixophaga thompsoniana, new name for Lixophaga fumipennis (Thompson, 1968THOMPSON, W.R. 1968. The Tachinids of Trinidad. VIII. Phorocerines. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 56:1-207.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Lixophaga townsendiana, new name for Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Myiopharus argentata, new name for Myiopharus argentescens (Townsend, 1935TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1935. New South America oestroidea (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 5 (2):216-233.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Phyllophilopsis disgracilis, new name for Phyllophilopsis gracilis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Phasia townsendiana, new name for Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1937TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1937. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 7:316-318.) (preocc. Townsend, 1929TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1929. New species of humid tropical American Muscoidea (Sic). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 32[1928]:365-382.); and Phasia aurodysderci, new name for Phasia dysderci (Townsend, 1940TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1940. New oestroid flies from Brazil. Revista de Entomologia, 11:889-894.) (preocc. Townsend, 1938TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1938. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 8:(3-4), 347-348.). And the two following synonymies are proposed (reinstated): Jurinella ambigua (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].) = Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.); and Archytas analis (Macquart, 1843MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].) = Archytas analis (Fabricius, 1905FABRICIUS, J.C. 1805. Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. 373p.).

Key-Words:
New names; Synonymy; Tachinidae; Neotropical

RESUMO

Novos nomes e sinonímias são propostos para Tachinidae da Região Neotropical, principalmente do Brasil. Os seguintes nomes (13) são propostos para homônimos secundários juniores: Jurinella neobesa, novo nome para Jurinella obesa (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.) (preocc. Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.); Archytas wulpianus, novo nome para Archytas nigrocalyptratus (Wulp, 1888WULP, F.M. VAN DER. 1888-1903. Insecta. Diptera. In: GODMAN, F.D. & SALVIN, O. (Eds.). Biologia Centrali Americana, or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. London, Taylor & Francis. v. 2, x + 489p.) (preocc. Macquart, 1846MACQUART, J. 1846. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [1.er] Supplément. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1844:133-364. [Also published separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément” I [part], p. 5-238. Paris, Roret, 1846].); Calodexia neofumosa, novo nome para Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1917TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1917. Second paper on Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 37(6):221-233.) (preocc. Townsend, 1912TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of muscoid flies from the Andean and Pacific Coast regions of South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 43(1935):301-367.); Calodexia bigoti, novo nome para Calodexia flavipes (Bigot, 1889BIGOT, J.M.F. 1889. Diptères nouveaux on peu connus, 34ª partie, XLII. Diagnoses de nouvelles espèces. Annales de la Société entomologique de France, 8(6):253-270.) (preocc. Schiner, 1868SCHINER, J.R. 1868. Diptera. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Vol. 2, Part I (Section B). Wien, Karl Gerold’s Sohn. 388p.); Eucelatoria paracarinata, novo nome para Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Eucelatoria currani, novo nome para Eucelatoria carinata (Curran, 1926CURRAN, C.H. 1926. Appendix. New Diptera of Jamaica. Entomological Bulletin, Jamaica, 4(1-2):72-90. (GOWDEY, C.C. (Ed.). Catalogus Insectorum Jamaicensis).) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Lixophaga opsiangusta, novo nome para Lixophaga angusta (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:294) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:284); Lixophaga thompsoniana, novo nome para Lixophaga fumipennis (Thompson, 1968THOMPSON, W.R. 1968. The Tachinids of Trinidad. VIII. Phorocerines. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 56:1-207.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Lixophaga townsendiana, novo nome para Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Myiopharus argentata, novo nome para Myiopharus argentescens (Townsend, 1935TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1935. New South America oestroidea (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 5 (2):216-233.) (preocc. Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.); Phyllophilopsis disgracilis, novo nome para Phyllophilopsis gracilis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.) (preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.); Phasia townsendiana, novo nome para Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1937TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1937. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 7:316-318.) (preocc. Townsend, 1929TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1929. New species of humid tropical American Muscoidea (Sic). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 32[1928]:365-382.); e Phasia aurodysderci, novo nome para Phasia dysderci (Townsend, 1940TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1940. New oestroid flies from Brazil. Revista de Entomologia, 11:889-894.) (preocc. Townsend, 1938TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1938. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 8:(3-4), 347-348.). E duas sinonímias são propostas (restauradas): Archytas analis (Macquart, 1843MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].) = Archytas analis (Fabricius, 1905FABRICIUS, J.C. 1805. Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. 373p.), e Jurinella ambigua (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].) = Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.).

Palavras-Chave:
Novos nomes; Sinonímia; Tachinidae; Neotropical

INTRODUCTION

While preparing the Catalogue of Tachinidae of Brazil (Nihei et al., 2015NIHEI, S.S.; DIOS, R.V.P. & SANTIS, M.D. 2015. Tachinidae. In: Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil. PNUD. Available on: http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/1115. (20/Oct/2015).
http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobr... ), we found several junior homonyms within the Neotropical tachinids, mainly from Brazil. In order to promote nomenclatural stability, and eliminating thus ambiguous names, we are proposing new replacement names for 13 species in the present contribution, and two synonymies are reinstated, namely: Archytas analis (Macquart, 1843MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].) = Archytas analis (Fabricius, 1905FABRICIUS, J.C. 1805. Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. 373p.); and Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.) = Jurinella ambigua (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].).

The following acronyms were used for the repository museums cited in the text: AMNH, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; BMNH, Natural History Museum, London, UK; CNC, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa, Canada; NHMJ, Natural History Museum, Kingston, Jamaica; NHMW, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria; USNM, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA; and ZMUC, Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.

RESULTS

Homonymies

TACHININI

1. Archytas nigrocalyptratus (Wulp, 1888WULP, F.M. VAN DER. 1888-1903. Insecta. Diptera. In: GODMAN, F.D. & SALVIN, O. (Eds.). Biologia Centrali Americana, or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. London, Taylor & Francis. v. 2, x + 489p.:33) (Echinomyia). Holotype male (BMNH). Type locality: Mexico, Medellin, near Vera Cruz. Preocc. by Archytas nigrocalyptratus (Macquart, 1846MACQUART, J. 1846. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [1.er] Supplément. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1844:133-364. [Also published separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément” I [part], p. 5-238. Paris, Roret, 1846].:273) (1846MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].:145) (Jurinia). Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais.

Notes: (Guimarães, 1971GUIMARÃES, J.H. 1971. 104. Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: PAPAVERO, N. (Ed.). A catalogue of the Diptera of Americas south of the United States. São Paulo, Depto. de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura. 333p.:51) first recognized this homonymy and noted: “This species is a secondary homonym of the preceding; as both are unrecognized I prefer not to rename it at present”.

Nomen novum: Archytas wulpianus, new name for Archytas nigrocalyptratus (Wulp).

2. Jurinella obesa (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.:153) (Parajurinia). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo. Preocc. by Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.:282) (Tachina). Syntypes male/female (NHMW, ZMUC). Type locality: “Brazil”.

Notes: When (Woodley, 2007WOODLEY, N.E. 2007. A new species of Jurinella (Diptera: Tachinidae) from the Dominican Republic with a key to genera of the tribe Tachinini from the Caribbean. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 109:856-862.) synonymized ParajuriniaTownsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154. with Jurinella Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, this brought the new combination, Jurinella obesa (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.) (type species of Parajurinia), which became a junior secondary homonym of Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.).

Nomen novum: Jurinella neobesa, new name for Jurinella obesa (Townsend).

BLONDELIINI

3. Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1917TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1917. Second paper on Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 37(6):221-233.:227) (Ommaleskia). Holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Preocc. by Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1912TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of muscoid flies from the Andean and Pacific Coast regions of South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 43(1935):301-367.) (Oestrogaster). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Peru, Cajamarca, Jaen, Charape River.

Notes: Ommaleskia fumosaTownsend, 1917TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1917. Second paper on Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 37(6):221-233. and Oestrogaster fumosa Townsend, 1912 are types species of their respective original genera, and became secondary homonyms since the synonymy between Ommaleskia and Oestrogaster with Calodexia were proposed by (Wood, 1985WOOD, D.M. 1985. A taxonomic conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 132, 1-132.:25).

Nomen novum: Calodexia neofumosa, new name for Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1917TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1917. Second paper on Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 37(6):221-233.).

4. Calodexia flavipes (Bigot, 1889BIGOT, J.M.F. 1889. Diptères nouveaux on peu connus, 34ª partie, XLII. Diagnoses de nouvelles espèces. Annales de la Société entomologique de France, 8(6):253-270.:268) (Homodexia). Holotype female (BMNH). Type locality: “Mexico” Preocc. by Calodexia flavipes (Schiner, 1868SCHINER, J.R. 1868. Diptera. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Vol. 2, Part I (Section B). Wien, Karl Gerold’s Sohn. 388p.:326) (Meigenia). Holotype male (NHMW). Type locality: “Brazil”.

Notes: Homodexia flavipes Bigot was used as type species of EucalodexiaTownsend, 1908TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1908. The taxonomy of the muscoidean flies, including description of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 51:1-138., but this genus was synonymized with CalodexiaWulp, 1891WULP, F.M. VAN DER. 1891. Fam. Muscidae (cont.) In: GODMAN, F.D. & SALVIN, O. (Eds.). Biologia Centrali-Americana or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. London, Taylor & Francis. v. 2, p. 209-224; 225-248; 249-264 (cont.). by (Wood, 1985WOOD, D.M. 1985. A taxonomic conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 132, 1-132.:25). Since then, it is a secondary homonym of Calodexia flavipes (Schiner).

Nomen novum: Calodexia bigoti, new name for Calodexia flavipes (Bigot).

5. Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:359) (Tachinophytopsis). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Tremembé. Preocc. Townsend, 1919. Preocc. by Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.:578) (Machairomasicera). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Ecuador, Manchi.

Notes: These three names (see the next case) became secondary homonyms in Eucelatoria after the generic synonymies and new combinations proposed by (Wood, 1985WOOD, D.M. 1985. A taxonomic conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 132, 1-132.:40).

Nomen novum: Eucelatoria paracarinata, new name for Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.).

6. Eucelatoria carinata (Curran, 1926CURRAN, C.H. 1926. Appendix. New Diptera of Jamaica. Entomological Bulletin, Jamaica, 4(1-2):72-90. (GOWDEY, C.C. (Ed.). Catalogus Insectorum Jamaicensis).:108) (Lixinia). Holotype male (NHMJ). Type locality: Jamaica, Hope Gardens. Preocc. Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.. Preocc. by Eucelatoria carinata (Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.:578) (Machairomasicera). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Ecuador, Manchi.

Notes: These three names (see the previous case) became secondary homonyms in Eucelatoria after the generic synonymies and new combinations proposed by (Wood, 1985WOOD, D.M. 1985. A taxonomic conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 132, 1-132.:40).

Nomen novum: Eucelatoria currani, new name for Eucelatoria carinata (Curran).

7. Lixophaga angusta (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:294) (Cataphorinia). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba. Preocc. by Lixophaga angusta (Townsend, 1927:284) (Actinotachina). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Peru, Yahuarmayo.

Nomen novum: Lixophaga opsiangusta, new name for Lixophaga angusta (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:294).

8. Lixophaga fumipennis (Thompson, 1968THOMPSON, W.R. 1968. The Tachinids of Trinidad. VIII. Phorocerines. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 56:1-207.:134) (Cataphoriniopsis). Holotype female (CNC). Type locality: Trinidad, “Simla”. Preocc. by. Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:345) (Paraprospherysa). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Cantareira.

Nomen novum: Lixophaga thompsoniana, new name for Lixophaga fumipennis (Thompson).

9. Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.:147) (Euprospherysa). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Peru, Las Flores, Mayo River. Preocc. by Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:345) (Paraprospherysa). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Cantareira.

Nomen novum: Lixophaga townsendiana, new name for Lixophaga fumipennis (Townsend, 1928TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1928. New Muscoidea from humid tropical South America. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 44:143-154.).

10. Myiopharus argentescens (Townsend, 1935TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1935. New South America oestroidea (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 5 (2):216-233.:226) (Anoxynopsella). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, Pernambuco, Tapera. Preocc. by Myiopharus argentescens (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:332) (Neoargyrophylax). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba.

Nomen novum: Myiopharus argentata, new name for Myiopharus argentescens (Townsend, 1935TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1935. New South America oestroidea (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 5 (2):216-233.).

11. Phyllophilopsis gracilis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.:365) (Xanthophyllophila). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba. Preocc. by Phyllophilopsis gracilis (Townsend, 1919TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1919. New genera and species of muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56(2301):541-592.:565) (Microchaetona). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Peru, Inambari River, Yahuarmayo.

Nomen novum: Phyllophilopsis disgracilis, new name for Phyllophilopsis gracilis (Townsend, 1927TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1927. Synopse dos gêneros muscoideos da região húmida tropical da America, com gêneros e espécies novas. Revista do Museu Paulista, 15:203-385.).

PHASIINI

12. Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1937TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1937. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 7:316-318.:317) (Paraphorantha). Holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Campinas. Preocc. by Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1929TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1929. New species of humid tropical American Muscoidea (Sic). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 32[1928]:365-382.:370) (Alophorella). Holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba.

Notes: (Herting, 1984) synonymized AlophorellaTownsend, 1912TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of muscoid flies from the Andean and Pacific Coast regions of South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 43(1935):301-367. with Phasia Latreille, 1804; later (O’Hara & Wood, 1998O’HARA, J.E. & WOOD, D.M. 1998. Tachinidae (Diptera): nomenclatural review and changes, primarily for America north of Mexico. The Canadian Entomologist, 130(06):751-774.) synonymized Paraphorantha Townsend, 1915 with Phasia, but left the homonymy between Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1937TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1937. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 7:316-318.) and Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1929TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1929. New species of humid tropical American Muscoidea (Sic). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 32[1928]:365-382.) unchanged.

Nomen novum: Phasia townsendiana, new name for Phasia brasiliana (Townsend, 1937TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1937. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 7:316-318.).

13. Phasia dysderci (Townsend, 1940TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1940. New oestroid flies from Brazil. Revista de Entomologia, 11:889-894.:889) (Paraphasiana). Syntype male (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Campinas and Sorocaba. Preocc. by Phasia dysderci (Townsend, 1938TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1938. New fly parasites of Dysdercus. Revista de Entomologia, 8:(3-4), 347-348.:347) (Euphorantha). Syntypes 1 male and 1 female (USNM). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Sorocaba.

Notes: (Guimarães, 1971GUIMARÃES, J.H. 1971. 104. Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: PAPAVERO, N. (Ed.). A catalogue of the Diptera of Americas south of the United States. São Paulo, Depto. de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura. 333p.) proposed the new combination Alophorella dysderci for this species originally described as Euphorantha. Later, (Sun & Marshall, 2003SUN, X. & MARSHALL, S.A. 2003. Systematics of Phasia Latreille (Diptera: Tachinidae). Zootaxa, 276:1-320.) synonymized several Neotropical genera under Phasia, but had left these homonyms unchanged.

Nomen novum: Phasia aurodysderci, new name for Phasia dysderci (Townsend, 1940TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1940. New oestroid flies from Brazil. Revista de Entomologia, 11:889-894.).

Synonymies

TACHININI

1. Archytas analis (Macquart, 1843MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].:196) (1843MACQUART, J. 1843. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connux. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1842:162-460. [Also printed separately as his “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. v. 2, pt. 3, 5-304 Paris, Roret, 1843].:39) (Jurinia). Type locality: “Brazil”. Junior synonym of Archytas analis (Fabricius, 1805FABRICIUS, J.C. 1805. Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. 373p.:311) (Tachina). Holotype (ZMUC). Type locality: “America meridionali” [probably British Guiana, Essequibo River]. Syn. nov.

Notes: (Guimarães, 1971GUIMARÃES, J.H. 1971. 104. Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: PAPAVERO, N. (Ed.). A catalogue of the Diptera of Americas south of the United States. São Paulo, Depto. de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura. 333p.:48) first recognized this homonymy and noted: “This species is a secondary homonym of the preceding one; as both are unrecognized I prefer not to rename it at present”. It is curious that he had defined A. analis (Fabricius) as unrecognized, whereas several other authors, previously and posteriorly, were able to identify this taxon, even proposing new junior synonymies under this nominal species (e.g.,Austen, 1907AUSTEN, E.E. 1907. The synonymy and generic position of certain species of Muscidae (sens. lat.) in the collection of the British Museum, described by the late Francis Walker. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7)19:327-347.; Ravlin & Stehr, 1984RAVLIN, F.W. & STEHR, F.W. 1984. Revision of the genus Archytas (Diptera: Tachinidae) for America north of Mexico. Miscelaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America, 58:1-59.). The original description given by Fabricius is poor, but the examination of the female type, although a female, allows its unambiguous identification. Therefore, only analis Macquart can be regarded as unrecognized. In his revision of Archytas, (Guimarães, 1961GUIMARÃES, J.H. 1961. Terceira contribuição ao conhecimento do gênero Archytas Jaennicke, 1867 (Diptera, Tachinidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 59:355-396.:374) listed analis Macquart as synonym of analis Fabricius, which we reinstate here.

2. Jurinella ambigua (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].:145) (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].:172) (Hystricia). Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero. Junior synonym of Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830WIEDEMANN, C.R.W. 1830. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Schulz, Hamm, Zweiter Theil, xii + 684pp.:282) (Tachina). Syntypes male/female (NHMW, ZMUC). Type locality: “Brazil”. Syn. nov.

Notes: (Townsend, 1931TOWNSEND, C.H.T. 1931. Notes on American Oestromuscoid types. Revista de Entomologia, 1:65-104, 157-182.:159) had already proposed this synonymy, thereafter (Curran, 1947CURRAN, C.H. 1947. New and little known American Tachinidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 89:45-122.:66) put this synonymy as doubtful only because the color of abdomen is different. Then, (Guimarães, 1971GUIMARÃES, J.H. 1971. 104. Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: PAPAVERO, N. (Ed.). A catalogue of the Diptera of Americas south of the United States. São Paulo, Depto. de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura. 333p.) treated ambigua Macquart as valid name and obesa Wiedemann as unrecognized, even though the syntypes of the latter are available for study. Thus, we are now reinstating the synonymy between Jurinella obesa (Wiedemann, 1830) and Jurinella ambigua (Macquart, 1851MACQUART, J. 1851. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 4e supplement publié dans les memoires de 1849. Mémoires de la Societé Royale des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1850:134-294. [Also published as “Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus”. Supplément IV [part], pp. 161-336. Paris, Roret, 1851].).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Financial support from FAPESP (SSN research grant, proc. n. 2015/10788-0) and CNPq (SSN fellowship, proc. n. 303615/2015-2). Thanks to Elizabeth Morrison (NHMJ) for kindly informing us about the location of the type of Lixinia carinata Curran, and to Peter Sehnal (NHMW) who kindly shared with us his unpublished catalogue of types deposited at Wien collection.

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    Dec 2016

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