Species Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) pilosa Zwick, 1977

Museums

Regional Maps

• Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) pilosa Zwick, P. 1977. Australian Blephariceridae (Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 46: 1-121 [87].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV ♂ pharate adult, Delatite River at Mirimbah, VIC.
  Paratype(s) 167 pupae, 10♀ ♂ pharate adults and ♀ ♂ adults (NMV/PZ).

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Female observed feeding on small Chironomidae.

 

General References

Zwick, P. 2006. Additions to the Australian net-winged midges (Diptera: Blephariceridae). Aquatic Insects 28(2): 139-157 (morphology,distribution)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Sep-2011		29-Sep-2015	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)