New records of Blepharicnema splendens (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae, Luciliini) from Colombia
Nuevos registros de Blepharicnema splendens (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae, Luciliini) en Colombia
Amat, Eduardo* And Marta Wolff**
*Programa Inventarios de la Biodiversidad, Instituto de Investigación de recursos
Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín Villa de Leiva, Boyacá.
Colombia; e-mail: ecamat@humboldt.org.co
**Laboratorio Colecciones Entomológicas-GIEM, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín,
Colombia; e-mail: mwolff@matematicas.udea.edu.co
RESUMEN. Se revisa la distribución geográfica del califórido Blepharicnema splendens Macquart, 1843, en Colombia. Se informan nuevos registros y se presenta un mapa de distribución de la especie en Suramérica.
PALABRAS CLAVE. Califórido; Mapa de distribución; Nuevos registros.
ABSTRACT. The distribution of the blow fly Blepharicnema splendens Macquart, 1843 in Colombia is revised, new records are reported, and a distributional map of the species is provided.
KEY WORDS. Blow fly; Distributional map; New records.
The Neotropical monotypic genus
Blepharicnema was originally described by
Macquart (1843) based on the single species
B. splendens with unknown type locality.
Townsend (1937) considered Colombia as a
possible type locality. James (1970) listed it
from Andean Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The
species was redescribed by Mariluis (1979)
based on specimens of both sexes from
Bolivia and Venezuela. Since then no
geographical and ecological information has
been added about this species.
Blepharicnema splendens is a robust fly,
easily recognized by its appreciable size and
the hairy legs. It is possibly the largest blowfly
in the neotropics. Little is known about its
biology, but it seems to be strongly attracted
by fish as bait as evidenced by the specimen
labels and ours collections in field. Peris
(1992) incorrectly indicated rain forest of
Neotropical region as habitat, actually species
distribution is restricted to Neotropical
Andean mountains forest up to 2500 meter
above level sea (Fig.1); according to the
biogeographical classification of Morrone
(2001) the species belongs to Andean
Province. Pape et al. (2004) published the
first check list of Colombian blowflies
reporting only one record of B. splendens from Putumayo province. All specimens
reviewed here were collected in relatively
little disturbed natural habitats and the
species shows no tendency toward
synanthropic behavior. Immature stages still remain undescribed.
Fig. 1. Distribution of Blepharicnema splendens Macquart, 1843 in South America. a. records from
Mariluis & Peris, (1984); b. record from Pape et al. 2004; c. record from MNPJ; d. record from Walker,
1858 cited by James, (1970); e. records from (ZMUC); f. record from (MZUSP); g. record from Amanzo et al (2003); New records without small letter.
Forty nine specimens of Blepharicnema
splendens from seven provinces of Colombia
were studied, the material examined is
deposited in the following entomological
collections: Universidad de Antioquia,
Medellin, Antioquia (CEUA), Instituto
Alexander von Humboldt, Villa de Leyva,
Boyacá (IAvH), Universidad Nacional de
Colombia Sede Medellín, Museo»Francisco
Luis Gallego» (MEFLG) and Museo de
Historia Natural, Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana, Bogotá, Cundinamarca (MPUJ).
The redescription by Mariluis (1979) was
used for species identification, the map was
developed using DIVA-GIS version 4.5
(Hijmans et al. 2006), earlier records founded
in literature and specimens from others
zoology museums are also indicated on the
map.
New Records
COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Medellín, San Antonio de Prado, Vda El astillero. 2400m iii.2004 Pitfall. M Castaño.leg., 1 male, (CEUA). Medellin, San Antonio de Prado, Vda Potrerito. 2400m. 9.i.2002 Manual. M Castaño.leg., 1 female, (CEUA). El retiro. Sn Seb de la Castellana, Bosque Natural. 2500m 6.v.2004 Julio C. Saenz.leg., 1 female, (MEFLG). Andes, Vereda La secreta. 1800m 25.ix.2000 Potrero Red. F Villareal. Leg., 1 female, (MEFLG). Barbosa Vda Los charcos. 1200m 5.xi.2006 Jama al Vuelo D. Restrepo.leg., 1 female, (MEFLG). Andes. 1350 m Jama (en Cafetal) i.2002 S. Montoya.leg., 1 male, (MEFLG). Caldas: Manizales, Vda Las Palmas, Reserva Rio Blanco. (5º7´6´´N 75º43´9´´W). 2592m. 3.iv.2005. Manual. Forensic entomology field practice at CEUA. 2 males (CEUA). Manizales, Vda Las Palmas, Reserva Rio Blanco. 5º7´6´´N 75º43´9´´.W. 2592m 4.iv.2005 Manual. Forensic entomology field practice at CEUA. 1 male, (CEUA). Manizales, Vda Las Palmas, Reserva Rio Blanco. (5º7´6´´N 75º43´9´´W). 2592m. 3.iv.2005. Van Somer Rydon. Forensic entomology field practice at CEUA. 2 females, (CEUA). Cundinamarca: Fusagasuga Ins Policia La Aguadita, Vda Los Robles Finca La Carbonera. (04º24'52.6'' N 74º18'38.2'' W) 2470m 12.vii.2006 bait Trap (fish head) 10:00am F Forero.leg., 1 female, (IAVH). Parque Natural Chicaque. 2do transecto. 2200m M Velasco.leg., 2 females, 2 males, (MPUJ). Parque Natural Chicaque. 2200m 14.iv.2000 Manual. Eduardo G.leg., 1 female, (MPUJ). Parque Natural Chicaque. 2200m 14.iv.2000 S Ballesteros. 1 female (MPUJ). Parque Natural Chicaque. 2200m 14.iv.2000 J Sosa.leg., 1 male, (MPUJ). Magdalena: PNN Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, El Ramo. (10º48' N 73º39' W) 2500m malaise 30.iii.5.v.2001 J Cantillo. Leg., 2 females, (IAVH). Risaralda: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Otun-Quimbaya. 1890m. 7.v.2001 Van Somer Rydon, Baited with fish. Oak Forest. 4 females, (CEUA). Santander: Piedecuesta, Vda Cristales, Finca Rasgon, Bosque, 2290- 2390m, 8-VIII-2001, Van Somer Rydon, baited with fish. Duque & Velez. leg., 6 males, (CEUA). Piedecuesta, Vda Cristales, Finca Rasgon, Bosque. 2290-2390m 8.viii 2001. Van Somer Rydon, baited with fish. Duque & Velez. Leg., 6 females, (CEUA). Piedecuesta, Vda Cristales, Finca Rasgon, Bosque. 2290-2390m 8.viii 2001 Pit fall, baited with fish. Duque & Velez. Leg., 2 females, (CEUA). Piedecuesta, Vda Cristales, Finca Rasgon, Bosque. 2290-2390m 8.viii 2001 Pit fall, baited with fish. Duque & Velez. Leg., 8 females, (CEUA). Valle del Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali Cgto La Meseta (3º34' N 76º40' W) 2080m. Malaise 26.xi.10.xii.2003. S Sarria & M Losso. Leg., 1 female, (IAVH).
Distributional records
The following specimens are deposited in
Zoologisk Museum, Kovenhavns Universitet,
Copenhagen, Denmark (ZMUC). Museu de
Zoologia Univerisdade de São Paulo, São
Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP) Museu Nacional do
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (MNRJ).
Records found in literature from Walker
(1858) in Ecuador, Mariluis (1979), Mariluis
& Peris (1984) in Bolivia and Venezuela, and
Amanzo et al. (2003) in Peru, are also
indicated on the map.
BOLIVIA. Cochabamba: Chapare,
2000m Martínez.1 male (Mariluis & Peris,
1984). COLOMBIA Putumayo: Mun Mocoa
(1º4' N76º44' W) 1850m malaise 1-I-1999
7-I-1999, E Gonzáles.leg., 1 female (IAVH). Cundinamarca: Bogotá, III-1912. H.
Apolinar. Leg., 1 female. H.S.Lopes det
(MNRJ). ECUADOR. Pichincha: Quito.
Synonym as Cynomyia auriceps Walker, 1858
cited by James (1970). PERU. Cajamarca: San Ignacio, Distrito de Namballe, Cuenca
del Rio Chinchipe (5º10'44.3'»S
79º9'46.5"W) 2003, Trampa con cebo de res.
Acosta, R. Leg., 1 (unknow sex). Huanta J.
det (Amanzo et al. 2003). VENEZUELA.
Maracaibo: Witzke leg. [No date] 1 female.
(ZMUC). Distrito Federal, Caracas, Drews
col. [no date] 3 females, (ZMUC). Distrito
Federal, Caracas, Monte Avila, 2700m. 10-
IX-1976, J. Kugler.leg., 1 female, 1 male
(MZUSP). Merida, Santo Domingo,
Quebrada La Campana, VI-1975,
Martínez.leg., 1 female (Mariluis & Peris,
1984).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are indebted to Dr Carlos Jose Eincker Lamas Diptera curator of Zoology Museum at São Paulo University and Marcia Souto Couri, Diptera researcher of entomology department at National Museum of Rio de Janeiro for providing information data labels of specimens in their collections. We wish to thank Jhon Albeiro Quiroz «Black» at Museo entomológico Francisco Luis Gallego in Medellín and Giovanni Fagua at Museo de Historia Natural, Pontificia Univeridad Javeriana in Bogotá for allowing us to review the specimens in their collections. Finally thanks to Dr Thomas Pape and Dr Terry Whitworth for reviewing the manuscript.
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Recibido: 9-05-2007;
aceptado: 8-06-2007