Species Mesembrius hilaris (Walker, 1849)
- Helophilus hilaris Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Parts II-IV. London : British Museum. [Publication split: p. [3] + 231-484 [= Part II] (21 April); p. [3] + 485-687 [= Part III] (30 June); p. [3] + 688-1172 + [2] [= Part IV]] [605].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (Thompson, 1988 states:"Unfortunately a number of Walker types have been lost with their notes (e.g. ...H. hilaris...)." and later "In 1978 and 1984, I was unable to find the type, although there was a card indicating that it was present in 1955. Edwards (1915: 409) studies the type and identified this name with an Australian species."), locality unknown.Type locality references:
Thompson, F.C. 1988. Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96(2): 200-226 [213-214].
Generic Combinations
- Helophilus hilaris Walker, 1849.
- Mesembrius hilaris (Walker, 1849). —
Thompson, F.C. 1988. Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96(2): 200-226 [213]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Curran, C.H. & Bryan, E.H. Jr 1926. New Australian Syrphidae (Diptera) in the Bishop Museum. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51: 129-133 [129]
- Ferguson, E.W. 1926. Revision of Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51: 137-183 [165]
- Klocker, A. 1924. On a collection of syrphids from Queensland with descriptions of a new genus and of eight new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8: 53-60 [59]
History of changes
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