Contribuições para o conhecimento da fauna indijena de Tabanidas

Remarks on Record of Chlorotabanus inanis (Fabricius, 1787) (Diptera,Tabanidae) and its Occurrence in Rio de Janeiro Province, Brazil

“…Fairchild (1960) examined these specimens and verified that they were specimens of Chlorotabanus inanis (Fabricius), 1787, C. parviceps (Kröber), 1934 and C. ochreus Philip and Fairchild, 1956.This short communication clarifies the status quo of the Chlorotabanus inanis [3]. Lutz and Neiva (1909) published an important contribution to the knowledge of the indigenous fauna of Tabanids providing a list of collected specimens near the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, in Xerém Township, in a marshy ground area, near the root of Serra da Estrela, between February 1907 and February 1908. The report of Tabanus mexicanus Linnaeus, 1758 appear on this list [4].…”

“…Lutz and Neiva (1909) published an important contribution to the knowledge of the indigenous fauna of Tabanids providing a list of collected specimens near the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, in Xerém Township, in a marshy ground area, near the root of Serra da Estrela, between February 1907 and February 1908. The report of Tabanus mexicanus Linnaeus, 1758 appear on this list [4]. In 1911 Lutz published the list of tabanids deposited in Entomological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute proposing the new genus Chlorotabanus, inserting Tabanus mexicanus as type species thereafter named Chlorotabanus mexicanus (L.,1758) [2].…”

“…In 1911 Lutz published the list of tabanids deposited in Entomological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute proposing the new genus Chlorotabanus, inserting Tabanus mexicanus as type species thereafter named Chlorotabanus mexicanus (L.,1758) [2]. Fairchild (1960) revising the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz recognized the specimens of T. mexicanus reported by Lutz and Neiva (1909) and Lutz (1911), as being a miscellany of specimens of Chlorotabanus inanis (Fabricius), 1787, C. parviceps (Kröber), 1934 and C. ochreus Philip and Fairchild, 1956. In 1913, Lutz presented a key to the genera of the subfamily Tabaninae, which included Chlorotabanus, even without the formalities required, i. e., the inclusion of effective species or characterization [5]. Lutz (1914) subsequently publishes a new manuscript about tabanid systematic and the omission was maintained [6].…”

“…Afterwards, Coscarón and Papavero (2009) considered the genus name Chlorotabanus as nomem nudum [7]. Coscarón and Papavero, in the Catalogue of Neotropical Diptera (2009), did not report the occurrence of Chlorotabanus inanis in Rio de Janeiro, as well as did not refer to studies of Lutz and Neiva (1909), Lutz (1911) and Fairchild (1960). They also did not mention the occurrence of C. ochreus in Rio de Janeiro Province, which was also indirectly recorded by Fairchild since 1960.…”

Tabanids in South America

“…Coscarón redescribed females of Fidena (Fidena) abominata Philip, Fidena (Fidena) atripes (Röder), Fidena (Fidena) latifrons Kröber, Fidena (Fidena) longipalpis Enderlein, Fidena (Fidena) neglecta Kröber, Fidena (Fidena) nigripes (Röder), Fidena (Fidena) ochrapogon Wilkerson, Fidena (Fidena) opaque (Brèthes), and Fidena (Fidena) sorbens Wiedemann, so as males of these species, except atripes and ochrapogon [91]. Fidena (Fidena) fusca Thunberg is reported from mountainous regions of Parana subregion, southeastern Brazil [92,93]. Fidena (Fidena) auripes (Ricardo), Fidena (Fidena) eriomeroides Lutz, and Fidena (Fidena) aurulenta Gorayeb, were captured in the western Amazon [53].…”