Species Docidomyia albifrons Yeates, 1996

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• Docidomyia albifrons Yeates, D.K. 1996. Revision of the genus Docidomyia White (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 407-431 [Date published 6 May] [410].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (13.x.1978, D. H. Colless), NT: Muller Ck, 84 km NE of Alice Springs.
  Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ (12.iv.1976, D.H. Colless), NT: Bessie Spring, 8 km ESE of Cape Crawford; ANIC ♀ (14.x.1978, D.H. Colless), NT: Entire Ck, 155 km ENE of Alice Springs; ANIC ♂ (1.x.1978, D.H. Colless, malaise trap), NT: Todd R., 9 km NE Alice Springs; INHS ♂ (19.ix.1983, E.I. Schlinger & M.E. Irwin, malaise trap), WA: Gascoyne R. at Highway 95; INHS ♂ (17-18.ix.1983, E.I. Schlinger & M.E. Irwin, malaise trap), WA: 12 km S of Meekathama; ANIC(MMUS) 2♀ (11.ix.1985, A. & L. Dollin, malaise trap), WA: Mt Barnett Stn, Gibb River Rd.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

Diagnosis

Frons entirely covered with silver pruinescence and sparse, erect blonde hairs. Flagellum onion-shaped. Hairs on face blonde. Proboscis about 0.25 x length of fore tibia. Wings narrow; without i-r cross-vein and spur on R4, cells cup and a1 broad; halter knob brown anteriorly, yellow posteriorly. Integumental colour of legs mostly light brown, darker on central three-quarters of femur. Integumental colour of abdomen black with apical yellow-brown bands on tergites 1-8.

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