Species Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959
- Austroconops mcmillani Wirth, W.W. & Lee, D.J. 1959. Australasian Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Part VIII: a new genus from Western Australia attacking man. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 337-339 [337].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ adult, WA: National Park, Perth.
Paratype(s) 24♀ adults (ANIC/USNM/BPBM/WAM); BMNH ♀ adult.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Bites humans.
General References
Borkent, A., Wirth, W.W. & Dyce, A.L. 1987. The newly discovered male of Austroconops (Ceratopogonidae: Diptera) with a discussion of the phylogeny of the basal lineages of the Ceratopogonidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 89: 587-606 [587] (taxonomy, phylogeny)
Debenham, M.L. 1979. An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of Australasian Region Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, Monograph 1 xiv 671 pp. [174] (taxonomy, distribution, biology, literature)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2011 | 07-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |