Species Harpobittacus albatus Riek, 1954
- Harpobittacus tillyardi albatus Riek, E.F. 1954. The Australian Mecoptera or scorpion-flies. Australian Journal of Zoology 2: 143-168 [162].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Rockhampton, QLD. - Harpobittacus limnaeus Smithers, C.N. 1973. New species and records of Australian Bittacidae (Mecoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 296-300 [297].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂, Karuah, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lambkin, K.J. 1994. Revision of the Australian scorpion-fly genus Harpobittacus (Mecoptera: Bittacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 767-808 [776]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
Lambkin, K.J. 1994. Revision of the Australian scorpion-fly genus Harpobittacus (Mecoptera: Bittacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 767-808 [776] (raised Harpobittacus tillyardi albatus Riek, 1954 to species level)
Smithers, C.N. 1993. A note on the Megaloptera, Neuroptera and Mecoptera of Tuglo Wildlife Refuge, New South Wales. Australian Entomologist 20: 67-71 [Date published August 1993] [71] (biology (as H. limnaeus))
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |