Species Molophilus (Molophilus) translucens Skuse, 1890
- Molophilus translucens 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 [811].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂ adult, Lawson, Blue Mountains, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀ adult; ANIC(MMUS) 3♂ adults (number type specimens not stated in original description); ANIC(MMUS) ♀ 3♂ adults (number of type specimens not stated in original description).Subsequent designation references:
Alexander, C.P. 1929. Notes on the Australian species of Molophilus [Tipulidae, Diptera]. I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 137-144 [140]. - Molophilus bipectinatus Alexander, C.P. 1927. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XXXIII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 19: 16-38 [34].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Sassafras, Dandenong Range, VIC.
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂ 2♀.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Theischinger, G. 1992. The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia. II. The genus Molophilus Curtis. Stapfia 27: 5-150 [75] (also for taxonomy, distribution)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), 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 | ||
| 03-Nov-2011 | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |