Genus Lygistorrhina Skuse, 1890
- Lygistorrhina Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Nematocera.—Supplement II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(3): 595-640, Pl. XIX [598].
Type species:
Lygistorrhina insignis Skuse, 1890 by monotypy.
Introduction
Williston (1896) described the genus Probolaeus for the West Indian species P. singularis. Probolaeus is currently considered a subgenus of Lygistorrhina and is
restricted to the New World, Old World species are treated in the nominate subgenus (Evenhuis 2008).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
New Caledonia, Afrotropical, Palaearctic and Oriental Regions.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Matile, L. 1986. Diptères Mycetophiloidea de Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Lygistorrhinidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France N.S. 22: 286-288 [286]
- Matile, L. 1988. Family Lygistorrhinidae. 220 in Soós, Á. & Papp, L. (eds). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 3. Ceratopogonidae—Mycetophilidae. Amsterdam : Elsevier 448 pp. [220]
- Matile, L. 1990. Les Lygistorrhinidae de la région afrotropical (Diptera: Mycetophiloidea). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 26: 359-370 [359]
- Thompson, F.C. 1975. Notes on the genus Lygistorrhina Skuse with the description of the first Nearctic species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 77: 434-445 [441]
General References
Evenhuis, N.L. 2008. A New Species of Lygistorrhina Skuse from Fiji (Diptera: Lygistorrhinidae). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 97: 13-20
Matile, L. 1990. Les Lygistorrhinidae de la région afrotropical (Diptera: Mycetophiloidea). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 26: 359-370 [361] (taxonomy, all subgenera raised to genera)
Thompson, F.C. 1975. Notes on the genus Lygistorrhina Skuse with the description of the first Nearctic species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 77: 434-445 [435] (taxonomy, subgeneric revision)
Williston, S.W. 1896. On the Diptera of St. Vincent (West Indies). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 253–446
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2021 | NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 | 12-Mar-2021 | MOVED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |