Species Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) magnum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1955
- Austrosimulium magnum 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 [109].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ adult, QLD: Little Crystal Creek, 45 miles N Townsville.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♀ ♂ adult; ANIC 3♂ 2♀ adults (number of type specimens not stated in original description).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva on rocks in rapids in clear cool fast water.
General References
Colbo, M.H., Lee, R.M.K.W., Davies, D.M. & Yang Y.J. 1979. Labro-cibarial sensilla and armature in adult black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 15: 166-175 [167] (taxonomy)
Dumbleton, L.J. 1962. Taxonomic characters in the pre-adult stages of Simuliidae (Diptera). New Zealand Journal of Science 5: 496-506 [502] (taxonomy)
Dumbleton, L.J. 1973. The genus Austrosimulium Tonnoir (Diptera: Simuliidae) with particular reference to the New Zealand fauna. New Zealand Journal of Science 15: 480-584 [publication dated 1972, published 1973] [558] (as Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) magnum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1955)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-Jun-2011 | 10-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |