New record of <i>Pantophthalmus pictus</i> (Wiedemann, 1821) (Diptera, Pantophthalmidae) in the Cerrado vegetation of central Brazil

Abstract

Pantophthalmus pictus (Wiedemann, 1821) (Diptera, Pantophthalmidae) has been reported to occur in south and southeastern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Here we report the first occurrence of these rare flies in the Cerrado vegetation of central Brazil. We also provide an updated list of the geographical distribution of the 20 species of the genus Opetiops Enderlein, 1921 (1 species) and Pantophthalmus Thunberg, 1919 (19 species) in the Neotropical region. Amazonas P. engeli (Enderlein) Panama -P. facetus (Enderlein) Panama -P. frauenfeldi (Schiner) P. punctiger (Enderlein) Brazil Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná P. roseni (Enderlein) Mexico, Guatemala, Panama P. rothschildi (Austen) Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia Amazonas P. splendidus Austen Panama -P. subsignatus (Enderlein) Panama -P. tabaninus Thunberg Lesser Antilles, Trinidad,

New Record of the Giant Timber Flies (Diptera: Pantophathalmidae) from Sartenejas Valley, Miranda, Venezuela

“…The current distribution records of the Pantophthalmus bellardii [2], [3] extends the current knowledge of the species distribution alongside the records from Colombia [5], Brazil [3] and Venezuela of the timber giant fly [1]. It is also the highest altitude above sea level at which the species have been encountered so far in Venezuela.…”

“…Panthopthalmidae are currently reported from only a handful of sites in Venezuela. Báez [1] recorded P. bellardii in Choroní (100 meters above sea level, Aragua State), El Limón (450 meters above sea level), Ocumare de La Costa (400 meters above sea level, Aragua), Rancho Grande (1100 meters above sea level, Aragua, Henri Pittier National Park) and Sierra de Perijá (800 meters above sea level, Zulia). Fig.…”

“…Pantophathalmidae or giant timber flies are among the largest Diptera, with wingspan up to 10 cm [1 -3]. Giant timber flies (Diptera: Pantophathalmidae) are very rare [1] and are endemic in Neotropical region [2]. Actually, only 20 valid species are recognized in two genera: Opetiops (Enderlei, 1921) and Pantophthalmus (Thunberg 1919) [2,3].…”

First records of Pantophthalmidae (Diptera, Brachycera) from Roraima state, Brazil

“…The family is composed of 20 species belonging to 2 genera: the monotypic Opetiops Enderlein, 1921 andPantophthalmus Thunberg, 1819, which comprises the remaining 19 species (Val 1976). Timber flies tend to be rare and scarcely present in entomological collections (Pujol-Luz and Morgado 2018).…”

“…Pantophthalmus chuni (Enderlein, 1912) was described from 2 females collected in Chanchamayo, Peru. It is currently recorded from Argentina, Brazil (states of Amazonas and Pará), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana and Peru (Lunz et al 2010, Wolf et al 2016, Pujol-Luz and Morgado 2018. Pantophthalmus comptus Enderlein, 1912 was described from 1 female and its type locality is roughly given as "South America".…”