Species Acupalpa melanophaeos Winterton, 2011
- Acupalpa melanophaeos Winterton, S.L. 2011. Revision of the stiletto fly genera Acupalpa Kröber and Pipinnipons Winterton (Diptera, Therevidae, Agapophytinae) using cybertaxonomic methods, with a key to Australasian genera. ZooKeys 95: 29–78 [Date published 4 May 2011] [52-53].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC MEI029498 ♀ (16.xi.1973, N. McFarland), WA: Drummond Cove, Geraldton [-28.767°, 114.617°].
Paratype(s) WAM MEI029496 ♀ (16.xi.1973, N. McFarland), WA: Drummond Cove, Geraldton [-28.767°, 114.617°]; ANIC MEI029509 ♂ (3.i.1957, A. Snell), WA: Bunbury [-33.317°, 115.633°]; GDCB MEI029494 ♀ (12.i.1987, G. & A. Daniels), WA: Cape Le Grand Nat. Park [-33.96°, 122.12°].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Diagnosis
Frons profile rounded above antenna; scape yellow, flagellum dark; scutum grey to black; pleuron black (reddish posteriorly in female); wing banded infuscate; coxae orange; legs orange to yellow, tarsi dark distally and fore-basitarsus white; abdomen black, segments 1–3 orange to yellow; abdominal velutum absent.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2013 | 29-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2011 | ADDED |