Genus Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 1927
- Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, A.L. 1927. Description of new and remarkable New Zealand Diptera. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 101-112 [109].
Type species:
Austrothaumalea neozealandica Tonnoir, 1927 by original designation.
Introduction
Sinclair (2008) provided a key to males of Australian species (Sinclair 2008: 2)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand and Neotropical Region.
IBRA
New England Tablelands (NET), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
The genus Austrothaumalea is characterized by absence of a distinct ridge (supra-alar region) in front of the wing, microtrichia of first vein (R+R1+R1+2) extending length of vein, crossvein closer to apex of R1+2 than to origin of R3, R3 often with arch strongly produced, basal appendage of CuA often present, gonocoxites slender, longer than wide and hypandrium broad.
Diagnosis References
Sinclair, B.J. 2008. New species of Austrothaumalia Tonnoir from Australia (Diptera: Thaumaleidae). Records of the Australian Museum 60: 1-12 [4]
General References
Sinclair, B.J. 2008. New species of Austrothaumalia Tonnoir from Australia (Diptera: Thaumaleidae). Records of the Australian Museum 60: 1-12 [2]
Theischinger, G. 1986. Australian Thaumaleidae (Insecta: Diptera). Records of the Australian Museum 38: 291-317 [294] (taxonomy)
Theischinger, G. 1988. Austrothaumalea bickeli spec. nov., a new thaumaleid from Australia (Insecta: Diptera: Thaumaleidae). Stapfia 17: 211-213 [211] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 | 10-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |