Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Fig. 37)

Material examined. ARGENTINA: BUENOS AIRES: 2 females, Burzaco, III-2002, Mulieri leg. (MACN); 1 female, 2 males, Campo de Mayo, 12-XII-2009, Di Iorio leg. (MACN); 1 female, Instituto Bacteriológico “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”, Capital Federal, 29-V-1944 (ANLIS); 1 female, Moreno, 20- I-1976 (ANLIS). ENTRE RIOS: 1 female, 1 male, Crespo, 26-XII-2009, Di Iorio leg. (MACN). MENDOZA: 2 females, Mendoza capital, 17-30- VIII-1997, Roig & Debandi leg. (IADIZA). SANTA FE: 5 females, Christophersen, General López, 25-IV-2009, Patitucci leg. (MACN). TUCUMÁN: 2 males, Concepción, 7-IV-1926, Shannon leg. (ANLIS); 1 female, Horco Molle, 1-II-1976 (ANLIS); 2 females Estación Ex. Agricol., 18-IX-1943 (MLP); 2 females, Estación Ex. Agricol., 18-IX-1943, Rosenfield & Berber leg. (INTA).

Distribution in Argentina (Fig. 37): Buenos Aires; Entre Ríos (new record); Mendoza (new record); Santa Fe; Tucumán (new record).

References for Argentina. Berg (1899); Brèthes (1907); Lahille (1907); Perotti & Sardella (1998).

Remarks. A redescription with good illustrations of male and female terminalia was provided by Pont (1973). The immature stages were studied by Skidmore (1985).

Biology. The stable fly is a pest species of worldwide distribution and causes considerable losses to the agricultural industry (Lehane 2005). There are few records of this pest of cattle in Argentina considering the high livestock that develops in the country.The first country record was made by Berg (1899) in the province of Santa Fe and then Brèthes (1907) in the province of Buenos Aires.