Species Manestella caesia Winterton & Lambkin, 2012

Museums

Manestella caesia Winterton S.L. & Lambkin C.L. 2012. New Australian stiletto flies: revision of Manestella Metz and description of Medomega gen. n. (Diptera, Therevidae, Agapophytinae). ZooKeys 240: 1-119 [6].
Type data:
Holotype CAS ♂ (Mandala number: MEI_025419), Western Australia, 27.4 km N Payne’s Find, 400m, 3.x.1962, E. S. Ross, D. Q. Cavagnaro [-29.25 117.667].
Paratype(s) CAS ♂ (Mandala number: MEI_088349), Western Australia, Badgingarra National Park, 40 km E Cervantes, 30.x.1987, M. E. Irwin, E. I. Schlinger [-30.5 115.067]; ANIC 29:018313, 018314, 018315 1 ♂ 2 ♀, Western Australia, Lesueur NP: Cockleshell Gully: 20 Sep-9 Nov 2003, C Lambkin N Starick J Recsei Eucalyptus woodland: Malaise 59 m: ANIC Bulk Sample 2175 [30°08'47"S 115°06'27"E]; ANIC ♂ (Mandala number: MEI_022888), South Australia, 18 km SSW Pinnaroo, 20–24.x.1983, ex. ethanol, I. D. Naumann, J. C. Cardale [-35.417 140.817]; WAM 4 ♂ (Mandala numbers: MEI_022886, 022887, 022889, 022890), Western Australia, 15 km N Wanneroo, 24.x.1987, M. E. Irwin; sand hill with low heath [-31.75 115.833].

South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

SA, Vic, WA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	THEREVIDAE	17-Feb-2014	ADDED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)