Lista das espécies de Pyrgotidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

. Checklist of the species of Pyrgotidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) from Mato Grosso do Sul State. In this paper is presented an updated checklist of the species of Pyrgotidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) distributed in the Mato Grosso do Sul state. The fauna of Pyrgotidae is represented by six species in four genera with distribution restricted to the Pantanal Biome.

Catalogue of Pyrgotidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) from Chile

“…The immature stages of Pyrgotinae are internal abdominal parasites of adult Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera), and the adults are nocturnal (Mello, 2017). The only known biological record for a South American pyrgotid was presented by Mello et al (2010) for the species Carreapyrgota bernardii Mello, Lamas & Rafael, 2010 flying in association with the scarab beetle Pelidnota sordida (Germar, 1824).…”