Subspecies Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) australiensis australiensis Tillyard, 1922
- Edwardsina australiensis Tillyard, R.J. 1922. Australian Blephariceridae. (Order Diptera). Part 1:—description of new species. The Australian Zoologist 2: 159-172 [164].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, waterfalls along Digger's Creek, from 4500 to 5500 feet, on Mt Kosciusko, NSW.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♀ ♂ adults; AM ♀ ♂ adults; ANIC (the two `paratypes' in the ANIC are syntypes of Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) tillyardi Tonnoir, 1923; number of paratypes originally lodged in the ANIC unknown). - Edwardsina tillyardi Tonnoir, A.L. 1923. Australian Blephariceridae. Part II.—larvae and pupae. The Australian Zoologist 3(2): 47-59 [48].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC ♂ ♀ adults (number of specimens in original syntype series unknown; according to Zwick, P. 1977. Australian Blephariceridae (Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 46: 1–121 [64] they are part of the type series of Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) australiensis Tillyard, 1922—i.e. they were misidentified originally. However, the holotype of Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) australiensis Tillyard, 1922 is not the male syntype of Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) tillyard Tonnoir, 1923 as was stated), Kosciusko, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Zwick, P. 1977. Australian Blephariceridae (Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 46: 1-121 [64]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
Tonnoir, A.L. 1923. Australian Blephariceridae. Part II.—larvae and pupae. The Australian Zoologist 3(2): 47-59 [48] (taxonomy)
Zwick, P. 2006. Additions to the Australian net-winged midges (Diptera: Blephariceridae). Aquatic Insects 28(2): 139-157 (morphology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Sep-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |