taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E93173FFC257319DD97A596F31FF14.taxon	description	(Figure 1)	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC257319DD97A596F31FF14.taxon	discussion	Remarks According to article 31.2 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) (1999), a species-group name that ends in a Latin adjective must agree in gender with its respective generic name at any time combined. Since aurata is the Latin feminine declension for the adjective auratus (i. e. golden, Brown 1954), the synonymy (Wood 1985) of Anaphorinia, feminine, to Leptostylum, neuter, implies changing the species-group name to auratum. This species was not included in Wood (1985), thus generating confusion when spelling the species-group name. Additionally, some considerations regarding type material deposited at MZSP need to be made. Although Townsend determined specimens of Anaphorinia aurata as paratypes (Figure 1 g); a holotype was not designated in the original description (Townsend 1927). Nevertheless, the female specimen from the type series deposited at USNM was designated as lectotype by D. M. Wood, as registered on the USNM Entomology Collection website. Type material of this species is, therefore, constituted by one female lectotype and two male paralectotypes. Both paralectotypes were listed by Toma and Nihei (2006) as paratypes [sic] of Anaphorinia aurata deposited at MZSP, one in perfect condition (Figure 1) and the other very damaged (without legs, antennae, wings and setae, and with torn abdomen). However, it seems the second specimen is missing from the collection, since it could not be found.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC057309D1B799F691BF9BE.taxon	description	(Figures 2, 3) Leptostylum itaquaquecetubae (Townsend), 1929: 375 (Argyreomyia). Syntypes, nine males (USNM) and two females (USNM and MZSP). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC057309D1B799F691BF9BE.taxon	discussion	Remarks The type material of L. itaquaquecetubae is a series of 11 syntypes. Two specimens determined to be L. itaquaquecetubae are labeled as types in the MZSP collection (Figures 2, 3). One syntype is very damaged (Figure 2), lacking many important structures, as already pointed out by Toma and Nihei (2006). According to label data, this specimen corresponds to a female (Figure 2 d). The second female specimen labeled as type (Figure 3), though, is not from the original series used in the description of Argyreomyia itaquaquecetubae (Townsend 1916 a). This claim is also based on label data, whose date of collection (Figure 3 c) does not match those from the original description. Additionally, although it clearly belongs to Leptostylum, the specimen is determined to be Muscinothelaira lutzi Townsend, whose holotype is deposited at USNM collection (Townsend 1916 b). Therefore, only one syntype of L. itaquaquecetubae is deposited at the MZSP collection.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC1573D9DD47AD36E6BFF14.taxon	description	(Figure 4) Leptostylum leuconotum (Wulp), 1892: 195 (Exorista). Holotype male (described as female, see Wood 1985) (BMNH). Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero, Amula.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC1573D9DD47AD36E6BFF14.taxon	discussion	Remarks Wood (1985) suggested that L. leuconotum and L. itaquaquecetubae are synonymous with L. pulchellum. Indeed, L. leuconotum shares with these two species a sex patch only on tergite 4, and densely haired eyes. However, it exhibits strikingly differences among Leptostylum species, such as head and body entirely covered by whitish pruinosity and constricted frontal vitta (Figure 4 a – d). There are four male specimens in MZSP that probably are L. leuconotum. Specimens are from Nova Friburgo and Tijuca Forest (city of Rio de Janeiro), state of Rio de Janeiro. One additional male (Figure 4) was collected by the authors from Serra da Cantareira, city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo. Leptostylum leuconotum is registered in Mexico and Panama (Guimarães 1971; Wood 1985). Additional studies of male terminalia could confirm the identity of these specimens as L. leuconotum or as a new species of Leptostylum, with affinities to this species. About nomenclatural acts made for A. busckii, see remarks section for L. pulchellum below.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	description	(Figures 5, 6)	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material examined Holotype male (Figure 5 a – c, g, i – k): ‘ Brasil, SP, Jundiaí / Arredores Base Ecológica da / Serra do Japi / 23 ° 13 ʹ 53.82 ʹ S 46 ° 56 ʹ 08.84 ″ W / 05. v. 2016, pupa: 22. iv. 2016 / Messas Y. col. ’ / ‘ Hosp [host]: Automeris naranja aff. / (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) / Coletada em [collected on] 20. iv. 2016 ’ / ‘ Holótipo [red label] ’ (MZSP). Paratypes: 9 males (two dissected), 12 females (two dissected): ‘ Brasil, SP, Jundiaí / Arredores Base Ecológica da / Serra do Japi / 23 ° 13 ʹ 53.82 ʹ S 46 ° 56 ʹ 08.84 ″ W / 05. v. 2016, pupa: 22. iv. 2016 / Messas Y. col. ’ / ‘ Hosp [host]: Automeris naranja aff. / (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) / Coletada em [collected on] 20. iv. 2016 ’ / ‘ Parátipo [green label] ’ (MZSP). Type locality Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	etymology	Etymology The name refers to the low density of the ommatrichia. ‘ Oligos’ (Greek) = few, scanty; ‘ thrix’ (Greek) = hair.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Leptostylum oligothrix sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species of Leptostylum by having ocellar triangle and fronto-orbital plate with golden pruinosity, contrasting to silver pruinosity of the head (Figure 5 a – f); ocellar setae well developed (Figure 5 a, d); eyes sparsely haired, with short ommatrichia; palpi yellowish; tegula and basicosta black; calypteres white, with yellowish border; basal dorsal surface of tergites 3, 4 and 5 with faint yellowish pruinosity; sex patches on tergites 3, 4 and 5 (Figure 5 k); postgonite subtrapezoidal, narrowing towards apex, with slight bend at apex (Figure 6 a). According to type localities, L. auratum, L. itaquaquecetubae and, probably, L. pulchellum are also distributed through Atlantic Forest. However, all of them present densely haired eyes (Figure 1 c). Additionally, L. auratum differs from L. oligothrix sp. nov. by having head, thorax and abdomen entirely covered by golden pruinosity (Figure 1 a – d); thorax with four distinct, black presutural vitta; and yellow calypteres (Figure 1 e). Leptostylum itaquaquecetubae differs from L. oligothrix sp. nov. by having head entirely covered with silver pruinosity; ocellar setae hair like; and sex patch only on tergite 4 (also characteristic of L. pulchellum). Leptostylum leuconotum is easily distinguished by the constricted frontal vitta (Figure 4 a, b) and whitish pruinosity (Figure 4 d). Leptostylum griseum and L. curepeiense present bare eyes and different shapes of postgonite (Thompson 1968). There is no information about eye pilosity in L. fasciatum and L. flavocalyptratum, however. Nevertheless, according to the original descriptions, these species present distinct colour and pruinosity patterns from those of L. oligothrix sp. nov.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	description	Description of holotype Body length. 6.32 mm. Wing length: 5.05 mm. Colouration. Head pruinosity silver, except ocellar triangle and fronto-orbital plate, with golden pruinosity to the level of the second anterior frontal seta (Figure 5 a, b). Frontal vitta and lunule dark brown. Antenna black, first flagellomere covered with fine microtrichia, giving a greyish tone. Parafacial, gena, facial ridge and face grey. Clypeus black. Palpi yellowish. Labella reddish-brown. Occiput grey. Thorax pruinosity silver, except scutum and scutellum, with faint yellowish pruinosity (Figure 5 g). Scutum black, with four weak, thin, grey presutural vitta, not reaching the suture; postsutural area with one dark, median spot, extending about halfway to scutellum. Lateral surface of thorax and spiracles shining black (Figure 5 i). Scutellum and subscutellum black. Wing hyaline (Figure 5 j). Tegula and basicosta black. Veins light brown. Halter brown at the base, becoming light yellow at the apex. Calypteres white, with yellowish border. Legs black. Tarsal claws black. Pulvilli yellowish. Abdomen pruinosity silver, except basal dorsal surface of tergites 3, 4 and 5, with faint yellowish pruinosity (Figure 5 g). Tergite 1 + 2 shining black. Tergites 3, 4 and 5 apical half shining black. Sex patches black (Figure 5 k). Head. (Figure 5 a – c). Ratio of head height / head width 1.34. Ratio of frontal vitta width / fronto-orbital plate width 0.86. Dichoptic. Eye sparsely haired, with short ommatrichia. Antenna inserted in the middle level of the eye, reaching lower facial margin. Scape short. Pedicel dorsally setulose. First flagellomere subrectangular, about 4.7 times longer than pedicel. Arista bare, long, with base pubescent, arising in basal dorsal surface of first flagellomere. Frontal setae five, from level of anterior margin of pedicel to proclinate ocellar seta level, second and fifth setae stronger, subequal to posterior reclinate orbital seta length, first and third setae weaker, about two-thirds the length of fifth, and fourth seta weak, about one-third the length of fifth. Proclinate orbital seta strong, subequal to anterior reclinate orbital seta length. Posterior reclinate orbital seta about two-thirds the length of anterior reclinate orbital seta. Ocellar triangle densely setulose, with one pair of proclinate ocellar setae, subequal to postocellar setae length, arising posterolaterally to anterior ocellus. Anterior ocellus twice the size of posterior ocelli. Postocellar setae two. Inner vertical setae reclinate, subparallel. Outer vertical setae weaker, about one-fifth the length of inner vertical. Fronto-orbital plate setulose to the level of second anterior frontal seta. Parafacial bare, about half the width of fronto-orbital plate, tapering slightly towards the lower margin of eye. Facial ridge bare, except on lowest one-fourth, with three, weak supravibrissal setae. Vibrissa strong and crossed, arising at the level of lower facial margin, with one subvibrissal seta. Face flat, not protruding in lateral view. Genal setae three, with gena about 0.1 times the height of head in lateral view. Genal dilation and postgena setulose, with patches of long, silver setulae. Clypeus U-shaped. Palpi clavate. Prementum short, setulose. Labella padlike. Thorax. (Figure 5 g, i, j). Prosternum setulose. Proepimeral setae two, strong, upcurved, with setulae at the base. Anterior spiracle with anterior lappet developed, covering almost entire opening. Posterior spiracle with posterior lappet shaped as an operculum. Postpronotal setae three, in a slight arc, with inner seta weaker. Acrostichal setae 3 + 3. Dorsocentral setae 2 + 3. Intra-alar setae 2 + 3. Supra-alar setae 2 + 3, with first postsutural seta weaker than the second, strong and subequal to posterior postalar seta length. Notopleural setae two, subequal to outer postpronotal seta length. Postalar setae two, with anterior weaker. Katepisternal setae two, divergent, with posterior seta stronger. Anepisternum anterodorsal corner with three weak setae, about one-fourth the length of notopleural setae, and posterior row with six setae. Anepimeral seta one, with patch of setulae at the base. Meral setae five. Basal scutellar setae slightly convergent. Lateral scutellar setae subparallel, shorter than subapical setae. Subapical scutellar setae divergent. Apical scutellar setae crossed, weak, subequal to discal setae length. Discal scutellar setae arising at the level of subapical setae. Wing: Vein C ending at R 4 + 5, just before wing apex. Vein R 4 + 5 dorsally setose more than halfway to crossvein r-m. Bend of M obtuse, sharply curved to wing margin. Cell r 4 + 5 open, with opening length subequal to crossvein r-m. Legs: Fore femur with dorsal and posteroventral rows of setae from base to apex; anterodorsal row of setae from mid to apex. Fore tibia with anterodorsal row of setae from base to mid, one strong preapical seta; two posterior setae. Mid femur with anterior setae, arranged in a row of three setae and one strong seta. Mid tibia with two anterior setae; three posterodorsal setae; one strong, posteroventral apical seta; one strong, mid ventral seta; one strong, anteroventral seta. Hind femur with two strong, anteroventral setae interspersed by weaker setae. Hind tibia with anterodorsal row of setae from base to apex, with mid seta strong; one dorsal apical seta; three strong, posterodorsal setae, interspersed by weaker setae. Tarsal claws short, smaller than last tarsomere. Abdomen. (Figure 5 g, k). Subtriangular, tapering towards posterior end. Syntergite 1 + 2 with mid-dorsal depression extending more than halfway to hind margin. Syntergite 1 + 2 and tergite 3 with one pair of lateral marginal and one pair of median marginal setae. Tergite 4 with row of eight marginal setae. Tergite 5 with irregular row of discal and marginal setae. Sex patches on ventral surface of tergites 3, 4 and 5. Sternites completely overlapped by tergites. Terminalia. (Figure 6 a). Sternite 5 subtrapezoidal; posterior margin with a pair of projected lobes; inner margin of lobes covered with short microtrichia. Bacilliform sclerite slender, curved towards hypandrial arms. Hypandrial arms free, not fused. Surstylus, in posterior view, thin, about two-thirds cercus width; not fused with epandrium; shorter than cercus, extending to the beginning of apical quarter of cercus; straight, with short setae on outer surface. Phallapodeme flat, subequal to hypandrium length. Ejaculatory apodeme small, bent, with upper area globose. Aedeagus with epiphallus perpendicular to basiphallus, about one-third postgonite length. Basiphallus and distiphallus not articulated, without bend; anterior sclerite of distiphallus with anterior margin slightly serrated. Pregonite subtriangular, with anterior margin deeply fused with hypandrium; posterior margin with four setae in apical half. Postgonite subtrapezoidal, narrowing towards apex, with slight bend at apex; about two-thirds pregonite length. Cerci, in posterior view, not fused, with narrow median cleft; covered with setae; basal three-quarters width evenly narrowed to apex, with apical quarter smoothly narrow; in lateral view, wider than surstylus width. Variation found in male paratypes Body length. 6.04 – 7.68 mm (mean = 6.82 mm; n = 9). Wing length: 4.02 – 5.64 mm (mean = 5.17; n = 9). Head. Ratio of head height / head width 1.28 – 1.38 (mean = 1.33). Ratio of frontal vitta width / fronto-orbital plate width 0.64 – 0.89 (mean = 0.81). Ratio of first flagellomere length / pedicel length 2.07 – 4.31 (mean = 3.06). Frontal setae 4 – 5, with fourth seta sometimes missing. Description of female paratypes Differs from male as follows: Body length: 5.41 – 6.38 mm (mean = 6.05 mm; n = 10). Wing length: 4.50 – 5.12 mm (mean = 4.88 mm; n = 10). Colouration. Fronto-orbital plate with golden pruinosity varying from second to fourth anterior frontal seta (Figure 5 d, e). Head (Figure 5 d – f). Ratio of head height / head width 1.33 – 1.44 (mean = 1.39). Ratio of frontal vitta width / fronto-orbital plate width 0.68 – 0.90 (mean = 0.81). Ratio of first flagellomere length / pedicel length 2.15 – 3.60 (mean = 2.72). Proclinate orbital setae two, with anterior seta arising between last frontal and anterior reclinate orbital setae and posterior seta between the latter and posterior reclinate orbital setae. Abdomen (Figure 5 h). Ellipsoidal, tapering towards posterior end. Without sex patches. Terminalia (Figure 6 b). Telescoped. Tergites 6, 7 and 8 as paired lateral plates, setose, except tergite 8, bare. Epiproct small, bare. Both spiracles 6 and 7 situated in membrane. Sternites bare; sternite 7 anterior margin with median projection. Hypoproct bare, subtriangular, forked, apex of arms bent ventrally, with inward projection. Cerci free, setulose.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFCC57389D1C7D7869FDFA9C.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species was determined in Leptostylum through the valuable keys for New World Blondeliini (Wood 1985) and Central America Tachinidae (Wood and Zumbado 2010). The couplets to Leptostylum in both keys, however, imply that all species of the genus have densely haired eyes, which is not the case of L. oligothrix sp. nov. and other species of the genus. In spite of that, L. oligothrix sp. nov. exhibits all genus characters, such as males with only one pair of proclinate orbital setae, facial ridge bare, short tarsal claws and male with sex patches present on ventral surface of tergites. The proposition of this new species is based mainly on comparison with type material deposited at MZSP and original descriptions. Female terminalia of L. oligothrix sp. nov. follow a similar structure described by Herting (1957) for oviparous Exoristini and Winthemiini (both in Exoristinae), with a small and simplified sternite 8 and a forked hypoproct with apical projections. However, the forked hypoproct of the species included in that study do not present arms as developed as viewed in L. oligothrix sp. nov., especially with the development of inner projections and bends at the apex (Figure 6 b). Unfortunately, female terminalia descriptions of oviparous Blondeliini with telescoped ovipositor are extremely scarce in literature, precluding additional comparisons for Leptostylum. Although Cantrell (1988) had included some oviparous Blondellini species with telescoped ovipositor in his study, the hypoproct is briefly described and poorly illustrated.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC957259DE079F16C25FCFB.taxon	discussion	Remarks Although the validity of L. pulchellum has not been questioned since its proposition, some brief, but still important, changes were made in its classification. The genus Argyreomyia Townsend, 1915, was described long after Leptostylum Macquart, 1851, with A. busckii as genotype (Townsend 1915). Later, another species, A. itaquaquecetubae, was described (Townsend 1929). When examining MNHN’ s collection, Townsend put L. pulchellum in synonymy with A. busckii (Townsend 1931). However, when redescribing Leptostylum in his Manual of Myology, Townsend revalidated A. busckii as a valid species of Leptostylum (Townsend 1941). Therefore, there were three valid species of Leptostylum at the time: L. pulchellum, L. busckii and L. itaquaquecetubae. Furthermore, Wood (1985) considered the possibility of L. itaquaquecetubae and L. leuconotum being synonymous with L. pulchellum, based on a few characters. Differences between L. leuconotum and both species were already pointed out in the Remarks section on L. leuconotum. Indeed, L. itaquaquecetubae shares with L. leuconotum many characters provided by Wood (1985) and by the original descriptions (Macquart 1851; Townsend 1929). However, more specimens derived from respective type localities of both species are needed to resolve this issue.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC957259DE079F16C25FCFB.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts of Leptostylum Host record of Leptostylum oligothrix sp. nov. At 08: 30 on 20 April 2016 a fifth-instar specimen of Automeris naranja was found on a leaf of shrub vegetation, at 1.5 m above the ground (Figure 7 a). The specimen presented an unusual behaviour, with sluggish and weak movements. After collection, the caterpillar died at night, attached to the leaf through its abdominal legs (Figure 7 b). The next morning, 24 larvae of L. oligothrix sp. nov. (Figure 7 c) were observed emerging from a single hole located in the lateromedial portion of the caterpillar body. Larvae began to pupate on the same day, with all specimens finishing the development of the puparium by the next day. Puparia, initially with a light brown colour, gradually changed to a dark brown colouration over a period of approximately 12 hours (Figure 7 c, d). The first and the last adult fly emerged after 11 and 13 days, respectively. Only two adults did not emerge from their puparia. The sex ratio was not biased (0.83), since 10 males and 12 females were obtained. This is the first record of Leptostylum with identification at the species level; see host catalogue section. Regarding oviposition strategies of Leptostylum, a trustworthy inference is still difficult to make. Blondeliini is a complex and diverse tribe, including oviparous and ovolarviparous species with different shapes of ovipositors (Herting 1960; Wood 1985; Cantrell 1988). However, although there are no records of life cycle and oviposition strategies for Leptostylum species, the telescopic and simple shape of female terminalia of L. oligothrix sp. nov. suggests a direct oviposition on the host’ s cuticle, as observed on similar terminalia of other tachinid species (Cantrell 1988). Whether eggs are embryonated or unembryonated, though, it is not possible to know. Host catalogue of Leptostylum Despite the fact that all known host records for species of Leptostylum are from saturniid caterpillars, Wood and Zumbado (2010) mentioned that host records for the genus are extensive for other families of Lepidoptera, based on the results of a project conducted by Janzen and Hallwachs (2009) with caterpillars in Costa Rica. This project provided a large data set of new host records for many parasitoids, including Tachinidae (Fleming et al. 2014 a, 2014 b, 2015 a, 2015 b, 2015 c, 2015 d, 2016 a, 2016 b, 2017 a, 2017 b). Preliminary results indicate many new host records for Leptostylum species, which should be published as soon as these species are determined or described (D. H. Janzen 2017 pers. comm., email to FMG). Therefore, host records included in the host catalogue below are based only on officially published literature. Leptostylum oligothrix Gudin and Messas sp. nov. Host. Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae Automeris naranja Schaus Gudin and Messas: 24 puparia, Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Base Ecológica da Serra do Japi. Leptostylum spp. Host. Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae Automeris abdominalis Felder and Rogenhofer Stireman et al. 2009: 2 puparia (Leptostilum sp. 1 a), Ecuador, Napo, Quijos Valley, YBS; 1 puparium (Leptostylum sp. 3), Ecuador, Napo, Quijos Valley, YBS.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
03E93173FFC957259DE079F16C25FCFB.taxon	description	Stireman et al. 2009: 2 puparia (Leptostilum sp. 1), Ecuador, Napo, Quijos Valley, YBS. Paradirphia geneforti Bouvier Stireman et al. 2009: 1 puparium (Leptostilum sp. 4), Ecuador, Napo, Quijos Valley, YBS. Pseudoautomeris yourii Lemaire Stireman et al. 2009: 2 puparia (Leptostilum sp. 1), Ecuador, Napo, Quijos Valley, YBS.	en	Gudin, Filipe Macedo, Messas, Yuri Fanchini (2018): On taxonomy and hosts of Leptostylum Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Blondeliini), with description of a new species and a new host record. Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (21 - 22): 1395-1415, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1463405
