Species Allograpta australensis (Schiner, 1868)
- Melithreptus australensis Schiner, I.R. 1868 [1867]. Diptera. In, Unknown (Ed.). Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. 1. Abtheilung. Wien [= Vienna] : B. K. Gerold's Sohn vi + 388 pp. [Date published 30 April 1868] [347] ([The expedition report is in 15 volumes, arranged as 9 Theile [parts], 1861-1875. The zoology portion is treated in 2 volumes, 1864-1875, with volume 2 in 3 Abtheilungen [parts], 1864-1875. Abtheilung 1 consists of separate sections, A and B. Section B, 1866-1868, includes the Diptera. See Higgins (1963: 153) for dating.]).
Type data:
Status unknown, NMW ♀ (Vockeroth, 1971 was unable to find this specimen in the NMW.), NSW: Sydney.Secondary source:
Vockeroth, J. R. 1971. The identity of some Holarctic and Old World species of Sphaerophoria (Diptera: Syrphidae). The Canadian Entomologist 103: 1627-1634 [1627-1628]. - Syrphus pallidus Bigot, J.M.F. 1884. Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 24e partie. XXXII Syrphidi (2e partie). Espèces nouvelles, No. III. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4(6): 73-116 [Publication split: pp. 73-80 (31 July); pp. 81-116 (8 October)] [93].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♂, "Australie".
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mengual, X. & Thompson, F.C. 2015. Australian Allograpta Osten Sacken (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys 513: 65-78 [67]
Generic Combinations
- Melithreptus australensis Schiner, 1868.
- Sphaerophoria australensis (Schiner, 1868). —
Kertész, K. 1910. Catalogus Dipterorum hucusque descriptorum. Volumen VII. Syrphidae, Dorylaidae, Phoridae, Clythiidae. Budapestini [= Budapest] : Museum Nationale Hungaricum 470 pp. [135] - Allograpta australensis (Schiner, 1868). —
Vockeroth, J. R. 1971. The identity of some Holarctic and Old World species of Sphaerophoria (Diptera: Syrphidae). The Canadian Entomologist 103: 1627-1634 [1628] - Allograpta pallida (Bigot, 1884). —
Thompson, C. & Vockeroth, J.R. 1989. Family Syrphidae. pp. 437-458 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [442] (catalogue citation)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Mengual, X. & Thompson, F.C. 2015. Australian Allograpta Osten Sacken (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys 513: 65-78 [67] (synonymy and revised diagnosis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2015 | SYRPHIDAE | 18-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |