THE GENUS FIDENA WALKER 1850IN ARGENTINA AND CHILE (DIPTERA: TABANIDAE)

Abstract

The genus Fidena inelude 86 species, 10 of them live in Argentina of which F. atripes and F. m o ñ o are
in common with Chile. The following subgenera F. (Fidena) species: abominata, Philip 9» Cf, atripes (von
Roeder) 9. latifrons Kroeber 9, Cf, longipalpis Enderlein 9» C?, neglecta Kroeber 9, Cf, nigripes (von Roeder)
9. Cf, ochrapogon Wilkerson 9, opaca (Bréthes) 9, CF, sorhens Wiedemann 9, Cf, and from subgenera F.
(Leptofídena) haywardi Philip 9 and moño van der Wulp 9, Cf, are redescribed; illustrations, geographic
distribution and female keys are included. A new species Fidena philipi (9) is described; F. atripes, latifrons,
neglecta, nigripes and ochrapogon are for the first time mentioned for Argentina; the males described
were unknown before.