Species Chaoborus punctilliger Colless, 1986
- Chaoborus punctilliger Colless, D.H. 1986. The Australian Chaoboridae (Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 124: 1-66 [20].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 6043 ♂ adult (13.xi.1972, D. H. Colless, at light), Jabaluka Lagoon, 14 km N of Mudginbarry Homestead, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Diagnosis
A small brownish species with unmarked wings.
General References
Borkent, A. 1993. A world catalogue of fossil and extant Corethrellidae and Chaoboridae (Diptera), with a listing of references to keys, bionomic information and descriptions of each known life stage. Entomologica Scandinavica 24: 1-24 [16] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |