Species Icosta (Ardmoeca) ardeae (Macquart, 1835)
- Olfersia ardeae Westwood, J.O. in Macquart, J. 1835. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Diptères. pp. 1-710 in Roret, N.E. (ed.). Nouvelles suites à Buffon. Paris : unknown Vol. 2. [1 April 1835] [640].
Type data:
Holotype Italy, Sicily.
Generic Combinations
- Icosta (Ardmoeca) ardeae ardeae (Macquart, 1835). —
Maa, T.C. 1969. Studies in Hippoboscidae (Diptera). Part 2. Revision of Icosta (= Lynchia auctt.) with erection of a related genus Phthona (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). Pacific Insects Monographs 20: 25-203 [Date published 20 February] [145-149]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital distribution: Northern Marianas; almost cosmopolitan
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Darwin Coastal (DAC)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) [ARDEIDAE] Eastern Reef Egret (as Demigretta sacra); Ardea sumatrana Raffles, 1822 [ARDEIDAE] Great-billed Heron (a species not now recorded from Australia)).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | HIPPOBOSCIDAE Samouelle, 1819 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 02-May-2019 | SCHIZOPHORA Becher, 1882 | 27-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Dec-2011 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |