Genus Mormia Enderlein, 1935
- Mormia Enderlein, G. 1935. Zur Klassifikation der Psychodinen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1935: 246-249 [248].
Type species:
Pericoma revisenda Eaton, 1893 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- Duckhouse, D.A. 1990. Morphology and taxonomy of the Bornean Mormia maai (Quate) and related forms in northern Australia (Diptera, Psychodidae). Aquatic Insects 12: 247-256 [247]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Oriental, Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions.
IBRA
Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Distribution References
- Duckhouse, D.A. 1973. Family Psychodidae. pp. 226-244 in Delfinado, M.D & Hardy, D.E. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume 1. Suborder Nematocera. Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii Vol. 1 618 pp. [233]
- Duckhouse, D.A. & Lewis, D.J. 1980. 3. Family Psychodidae. pp. 93-105 in Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London : British Museum 1437 pp. [96]
- Wagner, R. 1990. Family Psychodidae. pp. 11-65 in Soós, Á. & Papp, L. (eds). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 2. Psychodidae—Chironomidae. Amsterdam : Elsevier 499 pp. [Date published 30 November] [51]
General References
Duckhouse, D.A. 1995. The final-stage larvae of Brunettia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) and their evolutionary significance. Invertebrate Taxonomy 9: 83-105 (rationale for placement of Mormia with Brunettia in Mormiini)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |