Species Anthrax opacus Yeates & Lambkin, 1998
- Anthrax opacus 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 [1027].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, 'new Naryilco - Orientos'.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♂, SA, 10 mls [16 km] NNW Woolcala; ANIC ♂, SA, 11 mls [18 km] NNW Bookaloo; ANIC ♂, QLD, Durham Downs - Nokandra; ANIC 4♂, NSW, Fowlers Gap.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: Channel Country (CHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: parasitic.
Diagnosis
Very similar to A. funestus except haltere knob yellow; wing pattern with division between basal darker brown and apical lighter brown regions not as distinct. Male genitalia with rounded basiphallus and epiphallus with small dorsal apical hook, ventral apical flange sharp in lateral view forming long, curved lateral flanges extending beyond apex of phallus in dorsal view.
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 |