Updating the knowledge of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Chile: Illustrated catalog, extinction risk and biological notes Author Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M. Author Riera, Pamela pamela.riera1@gmail.com Author Pañinao-Monsálvez, Laura laurapaninao@gmail.com Author Guzmán, Vicente Valdés vicente.mvg@gmail.com Author Henríquez-Piskulich, Patricia phenriquezpi@student.unimelb.edu.au text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-15 4959 1 1 178 journal article 7241 10.11646/zootaxa.4959.1.1 e9fcfa2b-72cd-4826-a7e5-c33cd37bf00e 1175-5326 4693464 3BAB6920-30AC-410A-995B-BBDA9E2A105D Palpada rufiventris ( Macquart, 1846: 257 ) Fig. 62 Eristalis rufiventris Macquart, 1846: 257 Eristalis praeclarus Giglio-Tos, 1892b: 5 Type locality and data. Brazil (T, ♀ , NMW ) . Material examined. Arica y Parinacota : 1♀ , Azapa Lab, 3.II.1964 , Leg. R . Cortés ( UTA ). References. Kertész, 1910: 233 (cat.); Thompson et al. , 1976: 108 (cat.); Lagrange 1990b: 26 (key & desc.). World distribution. Colombia , Suriname , Brazil , Argentina and Chile . Chilean distribution. Only recorded fom Arica y Parinacota region ( Fig. 65 ). Altitudinal range. This species inhabits transverse valleys between 100 and 500 m . a.s.l. Biology and notes. Palpada rufiventris is here reported from Chile for the first time. The species inhabits the Azapa valley and it is probably associated with crops from this area. Other aspects of its biology and ecology remain unknown in Chile . Conservation status. LC; AOO = 2 km 2 and one locality (or subpopulation). The species is widely distributed in all South America.