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Species Dziwneono olszewskii Dworakowska, 1972


Compiler and date details

18 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This pale species with brown markings is only known from the type locality of Darwin, Northern Territory. It was "named in honour of Dr Jerzy Leszek Olszewski, meteorologist" who had some input to the publication in which the species was described.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: parenchyma feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Light testaceous. Forewings semitransparent with a brown pattern. Lateral sutures of frontoclypeus blackish brown. Upper pygophore hook parallel-sided, sinuate, serrated in its lower margin at tip. Subgenital plate narrow, with three macrosetae; outer plica short, swollen, parallel-sided. Upper part of paramere almost straight, ornamented with regular ledges. Aedeagus short, thick, broadened in upper part and provided with teeth on its dorsal and lateral surfaces in upper part. Length ♂ 2.6–3 mm, ♀ 2.75–2.95 mm (Dworakowska 1972).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019 26-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)