Species Molophilus (Austromolophilus) pulchripes Skuse, 1890
- Molophilus pulchripes Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Part VII.—The Tipulidae brevipalpi. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4(3): 757-892, Pls. XXI-XXIV [812].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂ adult (the original type series contained 2 ♂ specimens, one is Molophilus (Austromolophilus) gracillimus Alexander, 1927), Middle Harbour, Sydney, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Meiner, F. 1865. Endu et par orf om Miastor. Tilligemed bemaerkniinger om spiredannelsen hos en anden Cecidomyia—larvae og om aeggets dannelse of udvikling i dyreriget overhovedet. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 3 3: 225-238 [143]; Alexander, C.P. 1927. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXVI. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 20: 353-372 [357]. - Molophilus hastatus Alexander, C.P. 1927. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXVI. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 20: 353-372 [359].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Burnie, TAS.
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂ adults (1 not found).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Theischinger, G. 1988. The genus Molophilus in Queensland and Western Australia (Insecta: Diptera: Tipulidae: Limoniinae: Eriopterini). Stapfia 17: 163-200 [171]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), 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), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
General References
Theischinger, G. 1992. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. II. The genus Molophilus Curtis. Stapfia 27: 5-150 [19] (taxonomy, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2016 | 30-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 31-Jul-2018 | 09-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Nov-2011 | 10-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |