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<I>Larrpana bushblitzi</I>  Male Dorsal

Larrpana bushblitzi Male Dorsal

<I>Larrpana bushblitzi</I>  Male Lateral

Larrpana bushblitzi Male Lateral

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Species Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin, 2011

  • Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin, C.L. in Lambkin, C.L. & Bartlett, J.S. 2011. Bush Blitz aids description of three new species and a new genus of Australian beeflies (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Exoprosopini). ZooKeys In: Smith V, Penev L (Eds), e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science. 150: 231-280 [248].
    Type data:
     Holotype WAM WAM 82396 ♂ (17 Sep 2009, Lambkin, sweeping), Western Australia: Karara, 23.5km ESE Boiada Camp, 356m, QM sampcode18402, rocky hilltop, hilltopping [29.302°S 116.725°E].
    Paratype(s) WAM WAM 82397 ♂ (17 Sep 2009, QM sampcode 18405, Lambkin, sweeping, [dissected]), Western Australia: Karara, Forest lookout, 24.4km SE Boiada Camp, 410m, rocky hilltop, hilltopping, [129.309°S 116.731°E]; QMBA QM T152479 ♂ (17 Sep 2009, Lambkin, sweeping), Western Australia: Karara, 23.5km ESE Boiada Camp, 356m, sampcode18402, rocky outcrop, hilltopping [29.302°S 116.725°E]; QMBA QM T152480 ♂ (17 Sep 2009, Lambkin, sweeping), Western Australia: Karara, Forest lookout, 24.4km SE Boiada Camp, 410m, rocky hilltop, hilltopping [29.309°S 116.731°E].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Yalgoo (YAL)

Diagnosis

Wing length 14 mm Medium, dark, densely setose, flies with black, dimidiate wings with five indistinct yellowish spots; infuscation indented in 1st r2+3; no lobe or medial band; dc infuscated except for rectangular hyaline area at junction of m-cu and m-m. Thoracic collar yellow. Dorsal surface of thorax, scutellum and abdomen covered with long upstanding setae, producing distinct fluffy appearance. T3 with uninterrupted white band of upstanding scales narrowing medially, laterally spanning entire tergite. Alula and squama edged with dense long cream scales; proximal 1/3 of anal cell edged with black scales, longest basally. Male E with basal flange very long, broad, extending basally, apically recurved. H large, subquadrate in lateral view, distinctly projecting.

 

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)
29-Mar-2012 ADDED