Review of Chilean Cyrtinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) with the Description of Three New Species and the First Record of Villalus inanis from Argentina

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The biodiversity of Chilean spider flies (Cyrtinae) includes three previously unknown species, and the geographic range of Villalus inanis extends to Argentina. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Rodrigo M. Barahona‐Segovia; Vicente Valdés Guzmán; Laura Pañinao-Monsálvez

doi:10.15468/uraytr

September 10, 2026Open Access

Review of Chilean Cyrtinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) with the Description of Three New Species and the First Record of Villalus inanis from Argentina

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To review the subfamily Cyrtinae in Chile, describe newly identified species, and report geographic range expansions.
Morphological and taxonomic analysis of spider fly specimens (Diptera: Acroceridae: Cyrtinae) collected from Chile and Argentina.
Comparative examination to delineate species boundaries and document new geographic occurrences.
Describes three previously unknown species of Cyrtinae from Chile.
Provides the first official geographic record of Villalus inanis occurring in Argentina.

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Taxonomic review uncovers three new spider fly species and a regional record, highlighting overlooked biodiversity in South American ecosystems.

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species open the doors to disentangling the real biodiversity of spider flies in Chile.

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Barahona‐Segovia et al. (2026) studied this question.

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