Species Ligyra burnsi Paramonov, 1967
- Ligyra burnsi Paramonov, S.J. 1967. A review of the Australian species of Ligyra Newman (Hyperalonia olim) (Bombyliidae: Diptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 123-144 [Date published February] [143].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ (26.ii.1922, A. Burns), NSW: Como.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Diagnosis
♂: Head yellow, with moderately dense black hairs on face and frons. Antennae yellow; style shorter than first antennal segment.
Mesonotum: sparse yellowish scales and yellow collar. Pleura predominantly yellow-haired (in commoni, predominantly black). Tuft of hairs in front of halteres yellow, (black in commoni). Submarginal cells not corrugated (in commoni, corrugated). First posterior cell closed. Legs brown.
Abdomen: short, dorsum reddish, with a dark median stripe; tergites 2 and 5 with whitish scales; third and fourth tergites with yellowish scales. Underside wholly whitish scaled, except for the last 2 sternites, which are yellowish scaled; dark lateral stripes absent.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2010 | ADDED |