Genus Howickia Richards, 1951

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• Howickia Richards, O.W. 1951. Bracypterous Sphaeroceridae. British Museum (Natural History) Ruwenzori Expedition 1934-35 2(8): 829-851 [844].

  Type species:

   Apterina trilineata Hutton, 1901 by original designation.
• Biroella Duda, O. 1925. Die außereuropäischen Arten der Gattung Leptocera Olivier - Limosina Macquart (Dipteren) mit Berücksichtigung der europäischen Arten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte Abteilung A 90(11)(1924): 5-215 [74] (as subgenus of Leptocera Olivier, 1913) [junior homonym].

  Type species:

   Limosina myrmecophila Knab & Malloch, 1912 by monotypy.
• Biróella Duda, 1925 [original spelling; incorrect].
• Biroina Richards, O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22: 297-401 [330] (as subgenus of Leptocera Olivier, 1913) [replacement name].
• Popondetta Richards, O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22: 297-401 [356] (as subgenus of Leptocera Olivier, 1813).

  Type species:

   Leptocera (Popondetta) vittigera Richards, 1973 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonymy).
• Otwayia Richards, O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22: 297-401 [390].

  Type species:

   Otawayia sabina Richards, 1973 by monotypy.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [101] (synonymy).
• Monteithiana Richards, O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22: 297-401 [391-393].

  Type species:

   Monteithiana dealata Richards, 1973 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonymy).
• Bentrovata Richards, O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22: 297-401 [394-395].

  Type species:

   Bentrovata regalis Richards, 1973 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonymy).
• Apterobiroina Papp, L. 1979. On apterous and reduced-winged forms of the families Drosophilidae, Ephydridae and Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungariae 25(3-4): 257-374 [370].

  Type species:

   Apterobiroina australis Papp, 1979 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonymy).
• Australimosina Papp, L. 2008. New genera of the Old World Limosininae (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungariae 54(supplement 2): 47-209 [134].

  Type species:

   Acuminiseta flaviterga Richards, 1973 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonym).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Marshall, S.A., Luk, S.P.L. & Dong, H. 2014. A revision of the New Zealand species of Howickia Richards. Zootaxa 3887(1): 1-36 [2]
• Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [18] (synonymies)

Introduction

A morphological phylogeny of the genus was provided by Kuwahara and Marshall (2022).

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; ACT, NSW, Qld: Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), Nandewar (NAN), Warren (WAR) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW: South East Corner (SEC) ; NSW, Qld: Gulf Plains (GUP) ; NSW, Tas: Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR) ; Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

General References

Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152

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