Lycopale lipoflava ( Fluke, 1937 )

Montoya, Augusto León, 2024, Description of two new species of Lycopale (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the northwestern Tropical Andes hotspot, with the redescription of Lycopale magnifica, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 64 (2), pp. 307-325 : 319

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scientific name	Lycopale lipoflava ( Fluke, 1937 )
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Lycopale lipoflava ( Fluke, 1937) View in CoL

Habromyia lipoflava Fluke, 1937:13 View in CoL . Type locality: Peru:Yura. Holotype:

J (AMNH, accession 27465). Paratypes: 4 JJ, same data. Habromyia lipoflava View in CoL : THOMPSON et al. (1976: 100). Habromyia lipoflava View in CoL : BARAHONA et al. (2021): 42 (catalog and distribution in Chile). Habromyia floccula Hull, 1944: 47 View in CoL . Type locality: Peru. Matucana.

Holotype: ♀ ( CUI). Lycopale lipoflava . THOMPSON (2012): 13 (key).

References. FLUKE (1937): 13 (description); ETCHEVERRY (1951): 355 (catalog); ETCHEVERRY (1952): 308 (catalog); ETCHEVERRY (1963): 48 (catalog); ETCHEVERRY (1970): 96 (catalog); FLUKE 1957: 126 (catalog); THOMPSON et al. (1976): 100 (catalog); ARROYO et al. (1982): 93 (pollination study); THOMPSON (2012 b): 13 (key); BARAHONA et al. (2021): 42–43, fig. 50 (dorsal habitus).

Distribution. Perú: Arequipa province (Yura, -16.252244, -71.683583, 2587 m), Huarochirí (Lima, Matucana, -11.840734, -76.379643, 2425 m) to Chile: Arica y Parinacota (Murmutani, -18.353522, -69.55256, 3529 m, Copaquilla, -18.393592, -69.641787, 3005 m, Chapiquiña, -18.395544, -69.537426, 3325 m, Timar, -18.750998, -69.692427, 2453 m), Atacama (Quebrada Vizcachas, -27.303387, -69.273441, 4229 m), Metropolitana (Farellones, -33.329131, -70.245461, 2016 m), OʼHiggins (Cerro La Rancahua, -18.119722, -69.37000, 4792 m), Tarapacá (Tamarugal, Miñe-Miñe, -20.206514, -69.287144, 2063 m), Tapacá (Tamarugal, Camiña, -19.311066, -69.427000, 2508 m, Tamarugal, Parca, -20.011878, -69.202960, 2838 m, Tamarugal, Mamiña, -20.074215, -69.216777, 2737 m) ( THOMPSON et al. 1976, 2006; BARAHONA et al. 2021). Altitudinal distribution. 2016–4792 m.

Remarks. Photos of the holotype of Habromyia lipoflava are available on the AMNH website: https:// emu-prod.amnh.org/imulive/iz/iz.html?#details=ecatalogue. 10022475. Thoracic and abdominal patterns are illustrated in Fig. 9f. BARAHONA View Fig et al. (2021: fig. 50: 43) provide an additional photo of a male specimen.