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