Notoschoenomyza kuscheli Hennig, 1955

(Fig. 10, 39)

Diagnosis: General coloration of body dark brown with thorax bearing weak pruinose stripes; antenna black; palpus yellowish; halter yellowish; femora yellowish-brown with yellow apex; tibia yellowish; tarsomeres brown; abdomen with tergites dark grey with silver pruinosity. Prestomal teeth developed; labella reduced, arista pubescent; prealar seta absent; dorsocentral setae 2+3; katepisternal setae 1+1+1, forming equilateral triangle (Fig. 10); prosternum bare; calypters subequal in length (Fig. 10); hind tibia with one supramedian anterodorsal, one median setae and one supramedian posterodorsal seta; sternite 1 bare. Body length: 4.6–6.0 mm. Wing length: 4.2– 4.8 mm.

Material examined: CHILE: Juan Fernández, Robinson Crusoe Island 3 females, Bahia Cumberland, 11.i.1993, Marshall & Gonzalez ; 4 females, Mirador Selkirk, 1–10.i.1993, S. A. Marshall; 8 females, Plazoleta, El Yunque 23–29.i.1992 and 1–9.i.1993, S. A. Marshall.

References: Hennig (1955); Couri & Marques (2004).

Distribution: Juan Fernández Archipelago (Chile) (Lowënberg-Neto & de Carvalho 2013).

Biology: There are no biological studies on this species.

Comments: Hennig (1955) identified this species at Robinson Crusoe Island (1 female) and Alejandro Selkirk Island (1 male and 8 females) (Table 1).