Desmometopa varipalpis Malloch, 1927

González, Christian R., Mello, Ramon Luciano, Elgueta, Mario & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2025, A catalog of the Milichiidae of Chile (Diptera: Carnoidea), Zootaxa 5723 (1), pp. 127-137 : 129

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.1.7
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17893778
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scientific name	Desmometopa varipalpis Malloch, 1927
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Desmometopa varipalpis Malloch, 1927 View in CoL

Desmometopa varipalpis Malloch, 1927: 7 View in CoL

Desmometopa singaporensis View in CoL (misident.) authors, not Kertesz. Sabrosky, 1983: 42–43 (com.).

Desmometopa tarsalis View in CoL (misident.) authors, not Loew. Sabrosky, 1983: 57 (com.).

Type-locality. Bourke, N.S.W., Australia.

Holotype. ♀ ( AMS?).

Distribution. Widespread (all faunal regions). Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador (Galapagos Island), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico. Chile (no known location).

References. Sabrosky, 1973: 2 (cat., as D. singaporensis View in CoL ); Sabrosky, 1983: 18, 20 (key), 42–44 (com.); Brake, 2000: 99 (cat.); Carvalho-Filho, 2025 (dist.).