Species Anthrax argentius Yeates & Lambkin, 1998
- Anthrax argentia Yeates, D.K. & Lambkin, C.L. 1998. Review of the tribe Anthracini (Diptera: Bombyliidae) in Australia: cryptic species diversity and the description of Thraxon, gen. nov. Invertebrate Taxonomy 12(6): 977-1078 [991] [emendation corrected Evenhuis & Greathead 1999: 292].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 19795 ♂, WA, Kalbarri.
Paratype(s) JOGC ♂, WA, 17 km E Callagiddy; SAMA ♂, SA, Isparna; ANIC ♂, WA, Yelverton; WADA 19798 ♂, WA, Murchison House; WADA 19797 ♂, WA, Mullewa; ANIC ♂, WA, 13 mls [21 km] W Coolgardie.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: parasitic.
Diagnosis
Base of antennal flagellum broad with ventral flange extending around pedicel (Figs 79, 80). Haltere knob dark brown. Wing pattern similar to A. incomptus Walker except dark brown basal markings gradually fade into smoky grey apical portion. Dark brown infuscation along anterobasal half of wing from apical third of anal cell to apex of vein Sc; darker brown infuscated spots lie over base of R4 and apex of discal medial cell (Fig. 5). No white scales present on tergites 1–4; dense, shining silver scales on tergites 5–7 broadly interrupted medially. Male genitalia with swollen basiphallus; epiphallus with sclerotised, well-developed dorsal apical hook.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2012 | 02-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Mar-2017 | 23-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Apr-2012 | 20-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |