Callia axillaris

Callia axillaris (Dalman, 1823) (Fig. 54) Lamia axillaris Dalman, 1823: 69. Lamia axillaris Germar, 1823: 485. Callia axillaris Germar, 1839: 330. Callia (Callia) axillaris; Bates, 1885: 423. Callia flavofemorata Laporte, 1840: 486. Callia (Callia) flavofemorata; Aurivillius, 1923: 600. Callia pulchra Melzer, 1930: 206. Callia (Callia) pulchra; Zajciw, 1958: 57. Remarks. Lamia axillaris was described based a single specimen from Brazil. In the same year, Germar (1823) described the same species with the same name, based on a single specimen also from Brazil. Germar (1839) observed the homonymy and reported: “643. Lamia axillaris, Callia. M. Dalmann [sic] l’a décrit sous le meme nom [Mr. Dalman described it with the same name].” Germar (1839) did not indicate which name had priority because he considered his description as published in 1824, only indicating the synonymy. However, according to Bousquet (2016): “Despite that the title page is dated 1824, this book was published by October 1823. Ersch (1828: 1166) dated the book 1823.” Bousquet (2016) informed on the work by Dalman (1823): “ Analecta entomologica. Cum tabulis IV aeneis. J.P. Lindh, Holmiae [= Stockholm]. vii + 104 + [4 (Index)] + 4 pls. (4to) [DP: 1823 (title page), 7 September 1823 (Evenhuis 1997a: 190), September 1823 (Not Geb Natur), December 1823 (Isis, Heft XII: [2])] CNC, GB.” Therefore, assuming that the information from Bousquet (2016) is reliable, Lamia axillaris Germar is a junior synonym of Lamia axillaris Dalman. Callia flavofemorata was described based on a single specimen from Brazil; and Callia pulchra was described based on specimens from Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina). Monné & Giesbert (1992) synonymized C. flavofemorata with C. axillaris; and Wappes & Santos-Silva (2020) synonymized C. pulchra with C. axillaris. Currently, it is known from Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Santa Cruz and Tarija), Paraguay, Argentina (Tucumán, Misiones, and Corrientes), and Uruguay (Monné 2024b). Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul (new state record): Campo Grande, CNPGC [Centro Nacional de Pesquisas de Gado de Corte—EMBRAPA], 1 male (MNRJ-ENT-47653), 16.XII.1976, W.W. Koller leg. (MNRJ).