Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876

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Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Gustavo Peña; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: CB27062D-1AF5-59F2-955F-4A40C2482BA8; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Fasnia; locality: Fasnia ; decimalLatitude: 28.245555; decimalLongitude: -16.435555; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Gustavo Peña; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 19/01/2022; eventRemarks: On flowers of Argyranthemum frutescens ( Asteraceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Gustavo Peña; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: D28506C1-567C-5AAA-B53A-D442F905DC51; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Fasnia; locality: Fasnia ; decimalLatitude: 28.245555; decimalLongitude: -16.435555; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Gustavo Peña; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 20/06/2022; eventRemarks: On flowers of Zygophyllum fontanesii ( Zygophyllaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: DZUL- 36962 ; recordedBy: Pablo Caloca; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: CA2F2897-64C6-5DB7-BE32-193571A1A877; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Puerto de la Cruz; locality: Puerto de la Cruz ; decimalLatitude: 28.402587; decimalLongitude: -16.556857; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Daniel Suárez; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 01/03/2022; eventRemarks: On leaves of Bosea yervamora ( Amaranthaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: DZUL- 36963 ; recordedBy: Pablo Caloca; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 08A9DD48-C7BB-564B-A415-D59575239239; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Puerto de la Cruz; locality: Puerto de la Cruz ; decimalLatitude: 28.402587; decimalLongitude: -16.556857; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Daniel Suárez; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 01/03/2022; eventRemarks: On leaves of Bosea yervamora ( Amaranthaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: María de Fuentes; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: ED223ECF-8281-5D7C-BAC5-01F6BB577CC3; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: San Cristóbal de La Laguna; locality: San Cristóbal de La Laguna ; decimalLatitude: 28.403688; decimalLongitude: -16.335111; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Pablo Caloca; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 28/02/2022; Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: DZUL- 36964 ; recordedBy: Pablo Caloca; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: DEEF9D8F-D991-55FF-87CB-07D8A95011E0; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Los Realejos; locality: Los Realejos ; decimalLatitude: 28.403688; decimalLongitude: -16.575571; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Pablo Caloca; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 16/01/2023; eventRemarks: On leaves of Bosea yervamora ( Amaranthaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Carlos Ruiz; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 226F34DD-88B0-5189-AD16-9EB4D917469D; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: Tegueste; locality: Tegueste ; decimalLatitude: 28.544774; decimalLongitude: -16.318082; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Carlos Ruiz; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 16/01/2023; eventRemarks: On flowers of Foeniculum vulgare ( Apiaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Eduardo Jiménez; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8A6D3CD8-1C58-5568-9C19-6901CA0988B7; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: San Cristóbal de La Laguna; locality: Punta del Hidalgo ; decimalLatitude: 28.544774; decimalLongitude: -16.318082; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Eduardo Jiménez; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 02/02/2023; eventRemarks: On flowers of Crithmum maritimum ( Apiaceae ); Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Carmen Delia González; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 2FD96D2F-7FC1-528F-B196-8CFBF2B23001; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: Tenerife; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: San Miguel de Abona; locality: San Miguel de Abona ; decimalLatitude: 28.030278; decimalLongitude: -16.627952; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Carlos Ruiz; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 05/02/2023; Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Uquén Fernández; individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 93AA6364-7D8B-5233-BD62-D09B0112CBAC; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/es/species/5059806; scientificName: Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 ; order: Diptera ; family: Tachinidae ; genus: Trichopoda ; Location: island: La Gomera; country: Spain; stateProvince: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; municipality: San Sebastián; locality: San Sebastián ; decimalLatitude: 28.092127; decimalLongitude: -17.114348; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Pablo Caloca; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 29/01/2023; Record Level: basisOfRecord: HumanObservation

Diagnosis

The collected individuals were identified as Trichopoda pictipennis by the following combination of diagnostic characters. Males: yellow to orange abdomen, yellow scutellum, black wing with a yellow marking, lower calypter orange (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 A). Females: black abdomen and scutellum, black wing with a yellow marking (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 B). Female genitalia: sternite 7 as a trapezoidal plate, distal margin slightly rounded; sternite 8 lingulate, apically round; cercus subquadrate (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 C).

Biology

Parasitised individuals of Nezara viridula were collected from leaves of Bosea yervamora ( Amaranthaceae ) in the localities of Puerto de La Cruz and Los Realejos (north of Tenerife) on 17 December 2022 (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 D). Trichopoda pictipennis full-grown larva emerged on 22 December 2022 and pupariated outside its host. The adult emerged on 8 January 2023.