Species Harrisius montanus (Skuse, 1889)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tanytarsus montanus Skuse, F.A.A. 1889. Diptera of Australia. Part VI.—The Chironomidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 215-311 [268].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂ adult, Blue Mountains, NSW.
  Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀ adult.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Freeman, P. 1961. The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 9: 611-737 [704].
• Tanytarsus cereolus Skuse, F.A.A. 1889. Diptera of Australia. Part VI.—The Chironomidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 215-311 [270].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂ adult, Gosford, NSW.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Freeman, P. 1961. The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 9: 611-737 [704]

 

Generic Combinations

• Harrisius montanus (Skuse, 1889). —
  Bugledich, E.-M.A., Cranston, P.S. & Martin, J. 1999. Diptera: Nematocera: Chironomidae. pp. 112-158 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 30.1. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiii 627 pp. [122]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Qld: Lake Eacham; distribution is sporadic along the east coast of Australia .

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Vic: Flinders (FLI), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: lake, running waters.

 

General References

Freeman, P. 1961. The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 9: 611-737 [704] (combination as Harrisius montanus (Skuse, 1889))

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Apr-2012		26-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)