Species Desmometopa m-nigrum (Zetterstedt, 1848)
- Agromyza m-nigrum Zetterstedt, J.W. 1848. Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descripta. Officina Lundbergiana, Lundae [= Lund]. Tomus septimus pp. 2581-2934. [Date published 31 December+] [2743-2744] [as m-nigrum; cosmopolitan species: refer to Sabrosky, 1983 : 27-28 for thorough treatment of historical nomenclature].
Type data:
Status unknown. - Gymnopa opaca Rondani, C. 1869. Di alcuni insetti dipteri che aiutano la fecondazione in diversi Perigonii. Archivio per la Zoologia, l’Anatomia e la Fisiologia, Series 2 2 1: 187-192 [189].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MZUF various lots (No locality given but Florence, Italy indicated by Delpino (1869), see Sforzi & Sommaggio for further details); MZUB various lots.Type locality references:
Delpino, F. 1869. Ulteriori osservazioni e considerazioni sulla Dicogamia nel regno vegetale. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali 12(1): 179-233 [232].Secondary source:
Sforzi, A. and Sommaggio, D. 2021. Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani. Zootaxa 4989(1): 1-438 [111].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Zatwarnicki, T. 2022. Notes on selected genera of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae), with removals to Drosophilidae, Heleomyzidae and Mulichiidea. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 72(3): 389-432 [428]
Generic Combinations
- Desmometopa m-nigrum (Zetterstedt, 1848). —
Grzegorzek, A. 1873. Uebersicht der bis jetzt in der Sandezer Gegend West Galiziens gesammelten Dipteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 23: 25-36 [34] (new combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital distribution: Sweden; virtually cosmopolitan
IBRA
NSW, WA: Sydney Basin (SB)
General References
Sabrosky, C.W. 1983. A synopsis of the world species of Desmometopa Loew (Diptera, Milichiidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 19(8): 1-69
Zatwarnicki, T. 2022. Notes on selected genera of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae), with removals to Drosophilidae, Heleomyzidae and Mulichiidea. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 72(3): 389-432
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | ACALYPTRATAE Macquart, 1835 | 09-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2011 | 06-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |