A catalog of the Brachystomatidae of Chile (Diptera: Empidoidea) Author González, Christian R. 0000-0003-2582-6071 Instituto de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile. christian. gonzalez @ umce. cl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2582 - 6071 christian.gonzalez@umce.cl Author Elgueta, Mario Área de Entomología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago, Chile. Author Rafael, José Albertino Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brasil. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-05-10 4969 1 149 165 journal article 6448 10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.8 4b691c56-9b16-4c47-bfe1-0a24acaa5c72 1175-5326 4746026 Ceratomerus deansi Plant, 1995 Ceratomerus paradoxus : Collin, 1933: 317–318 (misid.), nec Philippi, 1865 . Ceratomerus deansi Plant, 1995: 123–125 , figs. 1–3. Holotype . Male ( NHMUK ), Chile : Laguna Fría , Alerce [Andino] PN. Distribution. Argentina : Neuquén Province (Curruhué). Chile : Región de Ñuble: Diguillín Province (Las Trancas); Región de Biobío : Arauco Province (Pata de Gallina S of Contulmo); Región de La Araucanía : Malleco Province (PN Nahuelbuta); Región de Los Ríos : Valdivia Province (Oncol), Ranco Province (Las Trancas at 30 km W La Unión); Región de Los Lagos : Osorno Province (PN Puyehue—near Anticura), Llanquihue Province (Laguna Fría at PN Alerce Andino), Chiloé Province (Castro). References. Yang et al ., 2007: 49 (cat.); Sinclair, 2010: 204–207 (redes., figs. 12–13), 219 (in key); Sinclair, 2017b: 12 (dist.), 146 (index). Remarks. Sinclair (2010: 205) cited three specimens of this species from “Pata de Gallina”, collected “ 10-25.i.1993 ”, locating this point in Atacama Region in the desert area of Chile , a record we consider as erroneous, as there are some localities with this name at different latitudes in Chile . To be accurate we need to consider the collection data given for one female of C. paraconnexus by Sinclair (2010: 214) , collected at “S. Concepcion, Laraquete, 10- 25.i.1993 , P. Salinas”; the identical collection date leads us to associate the collection locality of Pata de Gallina to Arauco Province (exactly S of Contulmo), for its vicinity to Laraquete, more than in homonymous localities in Biobío (SW Los Angeles) or Concepción ( 6 km S Concepcion, urban area) provinces.