Filling gaps in flower fly distributions: first record of Aneriophora aureorufa (Philippi, 1865) (Diptera, Syrphidae) from Argentina

López-Garcı́a, Guillermo; Barahona‐Segovia, Rodrigo M.; Maza, Noelia; Domínguez, Martha C.; Mengual, Ximo

doi:10.15560/15.3.349

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“…This is the case for Allograpta hortensis Philippi, 1865, Syrphus octomaculatus Walker, 1836 and Syrphus reedi Shannon, 1927 as potential pollinators of the 'Endangered' Chilean tree Gomortega keule (Molina) Baill. (Lander, Harris, & Boshier, 2009), and also the flower fly Aneriophora aureorufa (Philippi, (González, 1998;López-García, Barahona-Segovia, Maza, Domínguez, & Mengual, 2019).…”

Section: Conservation Of the Loveridgeana Cladementioning

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Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement ofLoveridgeanaand AfrotropicalSphaerophoria(Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters

Mengual

Ståhls

Skevington

2020

Systematics and Biodiversity

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Phylogenetic relationships of the Sphaerophoria lineage (Sphaerophoria Le Peletier & Audinet-Serville and related genera) were inferred based on molecular characters, with the specific aim to infer the phylogenetic placement of the Afrotropical Sphaerophoria species and Loveridgeana beattiei van Doesburg & van Doesburg. Three molecular markers were used, i.e., the mitochondrial protein-coding gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and the nuclear 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA genes. The Sphaerophoria lineage genera Exallandra Vockeroth and Loveridgeana were resolved within the genus Sphaerophoria, and the Indomalayan Eosphaerophoria Frey was placed sister to Citrogramma Vockeroth, both related to a large species radiation from the New World. Fazia Shannon and Allograpta Osten Sacken were recovered as non-monophyletic. Our results recovered two different Fazia clades with dissimilar natural history resulted from our analyses, and Allograpta species were resolved into two clades, one with Nearctic and Neotropical species and a second clade with species from Oceanian, Indomalayan and Afrotropical Regions. Exallandra is considered a subgenus of Sphaerophoria, S. (Exallandra) stat. rev., and Sphaerophoria cinctifacies (Speiser) n. comb. a member of this subgenus together with S. loewii Zetterstedt. A new Sphaerophoria subgenus is designated S. (Loveridgeana) stat. rev. to include S. beattiei n. comb. and the South African species, i.e., S. quadrituberculata Bezzi, S. retrocurva Hull, and S. aff.retrocurva. Based on their phylogenetic distinctiveness, functional traits, and ecological relevance we do recommend further ecological study and protection efforts for this Afrotropical group of pollinators.

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Section: Conservation Of the Loveridgeana Cladementioning

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Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement ofLoveridgeanaand AfrotropicalSphaerophoria(Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters

Mengual

Ståhls

Skevington

2020

Systematics and Biodiversity

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“…In consequence and given that only one Neotropical species has been assessed in the IUCN Red List (Alaniz et al 2018, López-García et al 2019, there are compelling reasons to propose the new species as well as Talahua fervida as flagship entities for the conservation of the areas where they occur, been critical as environmental quality bioindicators. We considered that the information provided will constitute a baseline to assess their conservation status following the guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).…”

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Description of six new large species of Argentinomyia Lynch-Arribálzaga, 1891 and redescription of Talahua fervida (Fluke, 1945) (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae)

Montoya¹,

Wolff²

2020

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The morphological similarities between five new large Argentinomyia species and Talahua fervida Fluke are characterized and presented. Six new species of Argentinomyia (10–12 mm long) are described: Argentinomyia andina Montoya & Wolff, sp. nov. (Colombia), Argentinomyia choachi Montoya, sp. nov. (Colombia), Argentinomyia quimbaya Montoya & Wolff, sp. nov. (Colombia), Argentinomyia huitepecensis Montoya, sp. nov. (México), Argentinomyia puntarena Montoya, sp. nov. (Costa Rica), and Argentinomyia talamanca Thompson, sp. nov. (Costa Rica). The genus Talahua Fluke is re-diagnosed and, Talahua fervida redescribed. A taxonomic key and a comparison of diagnostic characters are presented. Photographs of head, abdominal and wing maculae patterns, as well as illustrations of male genitalia are provided for species identification.

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“…Aneriophora Stuardo & Cortés, 1952 is a monotypic genus (Eristalinae: Milesiini) that includes a charismatic species, Aneriophora aureorufa (Philippi, 1865). A. aureorufa is distributed from central (Maule) to southern Chile (Aysén Region) (Alaniz et al 2018;Etcheverry, 1963;Thompson, 1972) but is also present on the south-central east border of Argentina (López-García et al 2019).…”

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<i>Aneriophora aureorufa</i> (Philippi, 1865) (Diptera: Syrphidae): a fly specialized in the pollination of <i>Eucryphia cordifolia</i> Cav. (Cunoniaceae R. Br.), an endemic species of South American temperate forest

2021

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The order Diptera is the second most important group of pollinators worldwide. Many flies are considered generalist pollinators, but specialist flower flies’ associations are rare or uncommon. The present study aimed to determine the level of specialization in pollination for Aneriophora aureorufa (Philippi, 1865) (Diptera: Syrphidae), an endemic species of the South American temperate forests. The study evaluates also the species abundance in different sampling sites and environments. Our data suggest that Aneriophora aureorufa has an exclusive and extremely narrow association with the flowers of Eucryphia cordifolia Cav.¸ an endemic Chilean species. We reviewed the literature on Chilean pollinator species searching for information about Aneriophora Stuardo & Cortés 1952 and compared its exclusive association with other specialist flies. We conducted long-term fieldwork for 22 years in one location during the flowering season and over a period of one to six years in five additional locations. In our field study we recorded all insects which had contact with stigma and/or stamens of 25 plant species. We found that Aneriophora visits flowers of E. cordifolia in both low absolute abundance and low relative percentage, and occasionally visits flowers of two other species. In the northern distributional range of A. aureorufa, where E. cordifolia is absent, the hoverfly was recorded in flowers of Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul. (Chilean laurel, Atherospermataceae), but in low frequency (0.01 flowers/min). In a site where we have a long-term study, A. aureorufa represented only 0.2% of all flower visitors, and its abundance was higher in canopy forests, visiting 0.03 flowers/min. Based on our observations and the literature review we propose that (1) Aneriophora is one of the most specialized pollinator flies described until now; (2) the species is more frequent in old-growth forests than in forest edges or isolated trees.

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Filling gaps in flower fly distributions: first record of Aneriophora aureorufa (Philippi, 1865) (Diptera, Syrphidae) from Argentina

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement ofLoveridgeanaand AfrotropicalSphaerophoria(Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters

Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement ofLoveridgeanaand AfrotropicalSphaerophoria(Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters

Description of six new large species of Argentinomyia Lynch-Arribálzaga, 1891 and redescription of Talahua fervida (Fluke, 1945) (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae)

<i>Aneriophora aureorufa</i> (Philippi, 1865) (Diptera: Syrphidae): a fly specialized in the pollination of <i>Eucryphia cordifolia</i> Cav. (Cunoniaceae R. Br.), an endemic species of South American temperate forest

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