Species Leptoconops (Leptoconops) stygius Skuse, 1889
- Leptoconops stygius 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 [288].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 2♀ adults, NSW: Woronora.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal.
Extra Ecological Information
Bites a wide range of mammals and poultry.
General References
Carter, H.F. 1921. A revision of the genus Leptoconops, Skuse. Bulletin of Entomological Research 12: 1-28 [published March] [10] (as Leptoconops (Leptoconops) stygius Skuse, 1889)
Debenham, M.L. 1979. An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of Australasian Region Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, Monograph 1 xiv 671 pp. [27] (taxonomy, distribution, biology, literature)
Noé, G. 1907. Due nuove specie di Ditteri appartenenti ad un genere nuovo. Atti. della. Reale Accad. dei Lincei, Ser. 5, Rendiconti. xvi 231-241 pp. [pl. v] (error as Leptoconops skusii)
Smee, L. 1966. A revision of the subfamily Leptoconopinae Noè (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Australasia. Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 993-1025 [999] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |