Species Howickia robustaseta Kuwahara & Marshall, 2022
- Howickia robustaseta Kuwahara, G., & Marshall, S. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192: 1-152 [139].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (100 m, leaf litter, no date given, T. Kingston), Lord Howe Island, Mount Gower, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM various (15–60 m, carrion trap, 19–30.iv.1980, S. & J. Peck), Lord Howe Island, Intermediate Hill, NSW; AM various (0–50 m, sclerophyll tall grass–Cyperus, pitfall trap, 29.xi–7.xii.2000), Lord Howe Island, Eastern slopes of Roach Island, [31°30’07”S 159°04’08”E]; AM various (Site L11, 360 m, Drypetes/Cryptocarya litter, 1–12.xi.2004, N. Velez), Lord Howe Island, Mount Lidgbird track, NSW [31°33’39”S 159°05’26”E]; AM various (850–900 m, closed gnarled mossy forest–Bubbia/Dracophyllum, pitfall trap, 22–28.xi.2000, no collector given), Lord Howe Island, Summit of Mount Gower, NSW [31°35’20”S 159°04’23”E]; AM various, same as Holotype; DEBU, same as Holotype.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPHAEROCERIDAE Macquart, 1835 | 25-Oct-2022 | ADDED | Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS) |