Species Molophilus (Molophilus) expansus Alexander, 1927

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Regional Maps

• Molophilus expansus Alexander, C.P. 1927. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXIII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 19: 16-38 [27].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Cradle Valley, TAS.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 13♂ adults (8 not found).

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), 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.

 

General References

Theischinger, G. 1992. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. II. The genus Molophilus Curtis. Stapfia 27: 5-150 [52] (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
		12-Feb-2010	(import)