New and poorly known species of crane flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) from New South Wales, Australia

Autor: Zacariah D. Billingham, Gunther Theischinger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Records of the Australian Museum, Vol 74, Iss 1, Pp 19-40 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2201-4349
0067-1975
DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.74.2022.1775
Popis: Six new species of Australian crane fly are described: Molophilus (Molophilus) avia sp. nov., M. (Molophilus) globostylus sp. nov., M. (Molophilus) sinuostylus sp. nov., M. (Molophilus) chichester sp. nov., M. (Molophilus) trispina sp. nov., and Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) globosa sp. nov. The poorly known species M. (Molophilus) flavocingulatus Alexander, 1928, Teucholabis reginae Alexander, 1931, Hexatoma metallica Schiner, 1868, Skuseomyia eximia Alexander, 1924, Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) monacha Alexander, 1953, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyodes) fumicosta Alexander, 1922, Orimarga joana Alexander, 1926, and Thrypticomyia aureipennis Skuse, 1890 are discussed and figured. In addition, the hitherto unknown females of M. (Molophilus) bawbawiensis and M. (Molophilus) opulus are described and figures of their ovipositors are provided.
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