Species Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) vilis (Walker, 1835)
- Ctenophora vilis Walker, F. 1835. Characters of some undescribed New Holland Diptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 2: 468-473 [469].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ adult (it is probable that the lost holotype of Ctenophora vilis Walker, 1835 is the same specimen as the designated lectotype of Gynoplistes nervosa Westwood, 1835, see Theischinger, G. 1993. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. III. The genus Gynoplistia Macquart. Stapfia 29: 1–106 [50]), Australia (as New Holland). - Gynoplistes nervosa Westwood, J.O. 1835. Insectorum Arachnoidumque novorum decades duo. Journal of Zoology, London 5: 440-455 [447].
Type data:
Lectotype OUM ♂ adult, Australia (as New Holland).Subsequent designation references:
Theischinger, G. 1993. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. III. The genus Gynoplistia Macquart. Stapfia 29: 1-106 [50]. - Gynoplistia flavitarsis Macquart, J. 1850. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1849(2): 309-479 [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [316(12)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂ adult, TAS (as Tasmanie). - Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) myallensis Alexander, C.P. 1930. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XLVI. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 6: 114-136 [127].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult (not found, apparently the holotype has remained in the C.P. Alexander Collection now lodged in the USNM), Myall Lake, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Theischinger, G. 1993. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. III. The genus Gynoplistia Macquart. Stapfia 29: 1-106 [50]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
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 [864] (synonymy of Gynoplista flavitarsis Macquart, 1850)
Theischinger, G. 1993. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. III. The genus Gynoplistia Macquart. Stapfia 29: 1-106 [50] (taxonomy, distribution)
Westwood, J.O. 1835. Insectorum novorum exoticorum (ex ordine Dipterorum) descriptiones. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine 3 6: 280-281 [30 April 1835] [280] (synonymy of Gynoplistes nervosa Westwood, 1835 with Gynoplistia vilis (Walker, 1835) nov. comb.)
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 | 19-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |