Species Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) similis Tonnoir, 1924

Museums

Regional Maps

• Edwardsina similis Tonnoir, A.L. 1924. Les Blephariceridae de la Tasmanie. Annales de Biologie Lacustre 13: 1-67 [40].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ANIC 9♀ 2♂ adults (number of specimens in syntype series not specified by author), Hartz Mountains and National Park, TAS; AM K385270 2 lava, 1 pupa (15.xii.1922), National Park, TAS [42° 41' S, 146° 43' E].

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Pupa: rheophilous.

Extra Ecological Information

Pupa on turbulent edges of rocks (abundant).

 

General References

Zwick, P. 1977. Australian Blephariceridae (Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 46: 1-121 [55] (revision)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2020	BLEPHARICERIDAE Loew, 1861	17-Feb-2020	MODIFIED	Max Beatson (AM)
29-Sep-2011		29-Sep-2015	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)