Species Corethrella (Corethrella) pallidula Bugledich, 1999

Museums

Regional Maps

• Corethrella pallidula Bugledich, E.-M.A., Cranston, P.S. & Martin, J. 1999. Diptera: Nematocera: Chironomidae. pp. 112-158 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 30.1. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiii 627 pp. [nom. nov. for Corethrella pallida Colless, 1994].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s).
• Corethrella pallida Colless, D.H. 1994. Two new species of Corethrella Coquillet from Australia, with further observations on morphological variation within the genus (Diptera: Corethrellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 33: 105-109 [108] [junior primary homonym of Corethrella pallida Lane, 1942].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 6138 adult ♀ (12 Apr 1971, D.A. Duckhouse, Rainforest, Light), QLD: Babinda.
  Paratype(s) ANIC adult ♀ (12 Apr 1971, D.A. Duckhouse, Rainforest, Light), QLD: Babinda; adult ♀ (1700 feet, 1 Apr 1971, 1700 feet, D.A. Duckhouse), QLD: Mt Spec Nat. Park.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Babinda and Mount Spec National Park, QLD.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

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)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

 

Diagnosis

Female. A very pale, relatively large species; wing length 2.0-2.0, mean 2.00 mm; hind femur 1 .0-1.1, mean 1.06 mm (3 specimens).
Head Mouthparts relatively weakly sclerotised, but hypopharynx and mandibles with normal toothed margins, visible in whole mounts without special dissection. fs ratio 1.8-1.9, mean 1.87 (3 specimens).
Thorax very pale brown on dorsum and pleura.
Legs very pale, lacking the usual subapical banding on femur and tibia.
Wing very pale, but with a very faint dark area over base of Rs. afc ratio 1.2-1.3, mean 1.28; pfc
ratio 0.9-1.0, mean 0.93 (3 specimens).
Abdomen like the rest of the body, extremely pale.
Male. Not known.

 

Diagnosis References

Colless, D.H. 1994. Two new species of Corethrella Coquillet from Australia, with further observations on morphological variation within the genus (Diptera: Corethrellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 33: 105-109 [108]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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