Species Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (Macquart, 1850)
- Tipula clavata Macquart, J. 1850. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1849(2): 309-479 [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [14] [original description is on page 318 of the reprint edition].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂ adult (the type is stated to be ♀ by Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1972. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. VII. The genus Leptotarsus Guérin; the subgenera Leptotarsus s.str. and Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander. Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 16: 11–43 [27]), TAS.Type locality references:
Hardy, G.H. 1929. On the type locality of certain flies described by Macquart in "Diptères exotiques", supplement four. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 61-64 (doubts concerning the veracity of Verreaux specimens labelled Tasmania). - Tipula nigrithorax Macquart, J. 1850. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1849(2): 309-479 [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [15] [original description is on page 319 of the reprint edition].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂ adult, TAS.Type locality references:
Hardy, G.H. 1929. On the type locality of certain flies described by Macquart in "Diptères exotiques", supplement four. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 61-64 (doubts concerning the veracity of Verreaux specimens labelled Tasmania). - Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) cinereipleura Alexander, C.P. 1929. The Australian species of Leptotarsus and Semnotes (Fam. Tipulidae; Ord. Diptera). Konowia 8: 242-248 [243].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Woodford, NSW.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ adult (not found). - Leptotarsus clavatus rufisternatus Alexander, C.P. 1944. New or little-known species of Australian Tipulidae (Diptera). II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 69: 1-15 [4].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ adult, Monbulk, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV ♀ adult; USNM ♂ adult.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1972. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. VII. The genus Leptotarsus Guérin; the subgenera Leptotarsus s.str. and Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 16: 11-43 [27]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
TAS (Verraux specimens only).
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), 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), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
Alexander, C.P. 1929. The Australian species of Leptotarsus and Semnotes (Fam. Tipulidae; Ord. Diptera). Konowia 8: 242-248 [243] (as clavata)
Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1972. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. VII. The genus Leptotarsus Guérin; the subgenera Leptotarsus s.str. and Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 16: 11-43 [27] (as clavatus)
Pierre, C. 1926. Diptera. Fam. Tipulidae; subfam. Tipulinae. Genera Insectorum 186: 1-68 [46] (as clavatus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-Nov-2011 | 03-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |