First reports of Toxophora aurea Macquart (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Toxophorinae) in Argentina, and comments on the biology of two species of the genus

TORRETTA, JUAN P.; LAMAS, CARLOS J. E.

Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

Año: 2021 vol. 80 p. 48 - 52

Thebee fly Toxophora aurea Macquart is reported for the first time in Argentina. Onesingle specimen of this species was reared from a nest of Isodontia costipennis(Spinola) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in the province of Formosa and others werecaptured in southern Misiones province, and others housed in entomologicalcollections from the provinces Chaco, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe. Dataabout the biology of Toxophora leucon Séguy from individuals reared in nests ofCyphomenes anisitsii (Brèthes), Pachodyneurs guadulpensis (Saussure) and Zethusdicomboda (Spinola) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) in the province ofFormosa are also reported. These are the first data about the reproductiveecology of these parasitic flies in Argentina.