Genus Ectemnoides Moulton, Currie & Craig, 2018

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• Ectemnoides Moulton, J.K., Currie, D.C. & Craig, D.A. 2018. A New Genus, Ectemnoides, for Seven Species of Australian Gondwanan Simuliidae (Diptera) With Description of a Novel Form of Larval Attachment. Insect Systematics and Diversity 2(4): 1-54 [2].
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  Type species:

   Simulium umbratorum Tonnoir, 1925 by original designation.

Introduction

In addition to the five species described in full, Moulton et al. (2018) identify a potential new taxon - Ectemnoides sp. A, from Quinine Creek (WA), for which insufficient material is available.

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Warren (WAR)

General References

Moulton, J.K., Currie, D.C. & Craig, D.A. 2018. A New Genus, Ectemnoides, for Seven Species of Australian Gondwanan Simuliidae (Diptera) With Description of a Novel Form of Larval Attachment. Insect Systematics and Diversity 2(4): 1-54 [45]

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