Victoriana melanorrhina (Philippi, 1865)

Figs 206–207

Baccha melanorrhina Philippi, 1865: 749

Baccha felix Shannon, 1927: 30

Type locality and data. “ Valdivia, Chile ” (T, A, MNHNCL) .

Material examined. Coquimbo: 1♂, 2♀, Elqui, 11.II.1949, Leg. Cerda (MEUC); 1♂, 1♀, El Naranjo, Tilama, no data, Leg. NN (MEUC); Fundo Agua Amarilla, km 7 north Los Vilos, 8.I.2004, Leg. M.E. Irwin (Liter.) ; Valparaíso: 1♂, Catapilco, 27.XII.1977, Leg. NN (MNHNCL); 3♂, 2♀, Bosque relicto, Quintero, 13.I.1967, Leg. Vivar (MNHNCL); 1♀, Quebrada Vergara, 28.IX.1964, Leg. Hichins (MNHNCL); 1♂, Quebrada del Soldado, La Calera, 24.XI.1960, Leg. L. Campos (MEUC) ; 1♀, Las Palmas, Mantagua, 16.III.1967, Leg. Solervicens (MNHNCL) ; 1♂, Limache, no date, Leg. NN (MEUC); Quilpué (Porter 1921); Metropolitana: 1♂, Lampa, 20.I.1964, Leg. Zapata (IEUMCE) ; 2♂, Quebrada de la Plata, Maipú, 17.IV.1967, Leg. N. Hichins (MEUC) ; 1♂, 1♀, El Arrayan, no date, Leg. J. Herrera (IEUMCE); 1♂, Macul, no date, Leg. J . Herrera (IEUMCE); 2♂, 1♀, La Obra, 16.XII.2015, Leg. Rodrigo Barahona-Segovia (PCRBS; MEUC); 2♂, El Canelo, no date, Leg. Montero (IEUMCE); 1♂, El Volcán, 10.I.1964, Leg. Pino (IEUMCE); Maule: 2♂, Fundo Malcho, XII.1957, Leg. Pino (IEUMCE); Ñuble: 1♂, Las Trancas, 15.IV.1966, Leg. NN (MEUC) ; La Araucanía: 1♂, Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta, 15.I.1978, Leg. NN (MNHNCL); Los Lagos: 3♂, 2♀, Pucatrihue, 4–21.II.1967, Leg. L.E. Peña (MEUC); 1♂, Frutillar, 1.II.1966, Leg. J. Silva (MNHNCL) (Fig. 17); 1♂, Lago Chapo, 16.II.1962, Leg. M. Elgueta (MNHNCL) .

References. Philippi, 1865: 749 (desc.); Williston, 1886: 314 (cat.); Reed, 1888: 299 (cat.); Kertész, 1910: 162 (cat.); Porter, 1921: 447 (cat., dist. & notes); Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 135, 136 (desc. & key); Stuardo, 1946: 124 (cat.); Hull, 1949c: 107 (desc.); Fluke, 1956: 253 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 20 (cat.); Thompson et al., 1976: 22 (cat.); Camousseight, 2005: 94 (cat.); Mengual et al., 2012: 550 (phylogey); Mengual et al., 2012: 194 (phylogeny); Miranda et al., 2016: 166 (phylogeny); Mengual et al., 2018b: 12 (key & desc.).

World distribution. Chile.

Chilean distribution. From Coquimbo to Los Lagos region (Fig. 200).

Altitudinal range. From coastal to precordillera ecosystems (0–1,600 m.a.s.l.).

Biology and notes. Porter (1921) recorded that collected specimens by professor Stuardo visited flowers of Aristolochia chilensis . This flower fly species has also been observed visiting M. planipes (Rodrigo Barahona- Segovia, pers. obs.).

Conservation status. LC; EOO = 152,855 km 2, AOO = 92 km 2, 20 subpopulations and 21 localities.