Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942

Pacheco Da Silva, Vitor C., Schelesky-Prado, Daniel De C., Fitzgerald, Scott J., Serra, Wilson Sebastián, Scarabino, Fabrizio, Costa, Andrés, Hagopián, Damián & Martínez, María, 2025, Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) from Uruguay: updated inventory including first reports of four species, Zootaxa 5588 (1), pp. 129-146 : 138

Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942 ( Fig. 5B )

Type-locality. Paraguay, San Bernardino.

Distribution. Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay.

Material examined. Montevideo: Parque Lecocq , 1♂, 23-xi-1986, M. Martínez leg. (FCE-Dip 1549); Punta Espinillo , 34°82’S, 56°42’W, 2♂, 2♀, 21-x-1956, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias leg., in fallen leaves (FCE-Dip 1125); same data, except: 17 larvae (FCE-Dip 2476); Rocha : Laguna Garzón , “El Bonete”, 34°46’S, 54°33’W, 2♂, 10-xii-2023, D. Hagopián, A. Costa, M. Panzera; A. Mailhos leg., S. J. Fitzgerald det. (FCE-Dip 1864); Paso Santiago , Arroyo India Muerta, 34°05’52.0”S, 54°15’52.0”W, 1♂, 26-xi-2022, W.S. Serra, M. Caligari, G. Sanguinetti, G. Núñez, M. García, E. Caligari, L. Ortiz leg. ( MNHN 2581 ); San José: Arazatí, 34°33’27.5”S, 57°00’05.2”W, 2♂, 3♀, 16-xii-1957, Z. Silva Durán leg., S.J. Fitzgerald det. (FCE-Dip 1126) .

General references. Hardy, 1945, 1959, 1966.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A Plecia collaris (Fabricius) ♂, B Plecia gibbosa Hardy ♂, C Plecia aff. gibbosa ♂, D Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald ♂. Scale bars: 1 mm.