Species Austrocnephia aurantiaca (Tonnoir, 1925)
- Simulium aurantiacum Tonnoir, A.L. 1925. Australasian Simuliidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research 15: 213-255 [234].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ adult, NSW: Mount Wilson, Blue Mountains.
Paratype(s) ANIC 12 adults; BMNH 2♂ adults.
Generic Combinations
- Paracnephia aurantiaca (Tonnoir, 1925). —
Crosskey, R.W. & Howard, T.M. 1997. A New Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies. London : The Natural History Museum 144 pp. [18] - Austrocnephia aurantiaca (Tonnoir, 1925). —
Craig, D.A., Currie, D.C., Gil-Azevedo, L.H. & Moulton, J.K. 2019. Austrocnephia, new genus, for five species of ‘Paracnephia’ (Diptera: Simuliidae), with a key to Australian black fly genera. Zootaxa 4627(1): 1-92 [8] (Changed combination as type species of genus Austrocnephia) - Cnephia aurantiacum (Tonnoir, 1925). —
Smart, J. 1945. The classification of the Simuliidae (Diptera). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 95: 463-532 [498]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Simulium (Cnephia) aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925 [in subgenus]. —
Edwards, F.W. 1931. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. Part II. Fascicle 4.—Simuliidae. London : British Museum (Natural History) pp. 121-154. [131]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva and pupa nearly always in very swift-running water on the moss covered stones of a fall or cascade.
General References
Edwards, F.W. 1931. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. Part II. Fascicle 4.—Simuliidae. London : British Museum (Natural History) pp. 121-154. [131] (as Simulium (Cnephia) aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925)
Mackerras, I.M. & Mackerras, M.J. 1949. Revisional notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 73: 372-405 [383] (taxonomy)
Mackerras, I.M. & Mackerras, M.J. 1952. Notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 77: 104-113 [104] (distribution)
Mackerras, M.J. & Mackerras, I.M. 1955. Notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 80: 105-112 [105] (Flinders Island distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2020 | SIMULIIDAE Newman, 1834 | 26-Nov-2019 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 10-Jun-2011 | 20-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |