Species Molophilus (Molophilus) aciferus Alexander, 1927
- Molophilus aciferus Alexander, C.P. 1927. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXV. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 20: 33-54 [33].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Hartz Mountains, TAS.
Paratype(s) ANIC 4♂ adults (2 not found). - Molophilus elatus Alexander, C.P. 1931. New or little-known Tipulidae, (Diptera).—XLVIII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 7: 153-172 [158].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ adult, Aldgate, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Theischinger, G. 1992. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. II. The genus Molophilus Curtis. Stapfia 27: 5-150 [39] (also for taxonomy, distribution)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
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 | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |