Species Erioptera (Meterioptera) simulans Alexander, 1926
- Erioptera (Erioptera) simulans Alexander, C.P. 1926. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 18: 169-193 [184] [nom. nov. for Erioptera ochracea Skuse, 1890].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Erioptera ochracea Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Part VII.—The Tipulidae brevipalpi. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4(3): 757-892, Pls. XXI-XXIV [819] [junior homonym of E. ochracea Skuse, 1889, see Meigen, J.W. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Erster Theil. Aachen : F.W. Forstmann xxxvi 332 pp. (114)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀ adult, Kembla, NSW and not specified (as generally distributed in NSW); ANIC(MMUS) ♂ adult (number of type specimens not stated in original description), Kembla, NSW and not specified (as generally distributed in NSW).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
Alexander, C.P. 1972. Diptera, Tipulidae. Insects of Micronesia 12: 733-863 [839] (placement in the subgenus Erioptera (Meterioptera) Alexander, 1934)
Theischinger, G. 1994. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia V. The genera Helius Le Peletier & Serville, Toxorhina Loew, Limonia Meigen (part), Tonnoiromyia Alexander and Collessophila gen. nov. (all tribe Limoniini) and Atarba Osten-Sacken, Amphineurus Skuse, Erioptera Meigen, Cheilotrichia Rossi, Gonomyia Meigen and Idiocera Dale (all tribe Eriopterini). Stapfia 36: 37-276 [186] (taxonomy, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2016 | 30-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 31-Jul-2018 | 09-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Nov-2011 | 03-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |