Species Dilophus surrufus Hardy, 1982
- Dilophus surrufus Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855 [847].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Glenbrook, NSW.
Paratype(s) USNM 2♂ adults; UH ♂ adult.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Glenbrook and Careel Bay North, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Diagnosis
Rostrum short, hind tarsi of males strongly inflated, a 2: 3 arrangement of spines in dorsomedian portion of front tibia, and wing venation complete. Legs almost entirely yellow. Differs from all known Australian Dilophus by having thorax, excepting scutellum, predominantly rufous, with tinge of brown just outside dorsocentral lines.
Diagnosis References
Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Nov-2011 | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |