Species Neodialineura bifaria Winterton, 2009

 Neodialineura bifaria Male

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

 Neodialineura bifaria Male

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

 Neodialineura bifaria Female

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

 Neodialineura bifaria Female

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

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• Neodialineura bifaria Winterton, S.L. 2009. Revision of the stiletto fly genus Neodialineura Mann (Diptera: Therevidae): an empirical example of cybertaxonomy. Zootaxa 2157: 1-33 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC MEI025150 adult ♂, WA: 7 km N Badgingarra [30.500°S, 115.667°E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC MEI025017-8 2 adult ♂ (20.xi.1987, M.E. Irwin), WA: Stirling Range National Park, Gold Holes [34.433°S, 118.067°E]; ANIC MEI025047-8 2 adult ♀ (20.xi.1987, M.E. Irwin), WA: Stirling Range National Park, Gold Holes [34.433°S, 118.067°E]; CAS MEI025064, MEI025067-8, MEI025069, MEI025071, MEI025076, MEI025078-9, MEI025120, MEI025179, MEI128999 10 adult ♂, 1 adult ♀ (29.x.1987, sweep net, M.E. Irwin, E.I. Schlinger), WA: 11 km N Cataby [30.733°S, 115.533°E]; ANIC MEI025129 adult ♂ (13.x.1981,L.P. Kelsey), WA: 20 km N Eneabba, Arrowsmith Road [29.833°S, 115.333°E]; ANIC MEI025138, MEI025148, MEI025151-3 5 adult ♂ (31.x.1987, on Leptospermum flowers, M.E. Irwin, E.I. Schlinger), WA: 7 km N Badgingarra [30.500°S, 115.667°E]; ANIC MEI025268 adult ♂ (12.xi.1987, M.E. Irwin, E.I. Schlinger), WA: 10 km SE Hwy 1 on Wheat River Road.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Diagnosis

Head. Frons and occiput pubescence grey with orange suffusion; frons profile flat, wholly pubescent; male frontal vestiture with extensive covering of elongate (often dense) setae; female frontal vestiture with short to moderate length setae; male frons width at narrowest point narrower than anterior ocellus but not contiguous; male postocular setae as single row immediately laterad of ocellar tubercle; postocular setae pale coloured, rarely black (admixed); parafacia without setae; antenna scape longer than flagellum, bulbous, scape vestiture densely covered with large, dark setae, occasionally with longer seta apically; flagellum orange-yellow. Thorax. Scutum pubescence uniform tan-orange suffusion; pleuron with grey pubescence suffused with orange, or with silver-grey pubescence (male); katatergite setae uniform pale, rarely with admixed pale and dark setae; coxae pale, overlain with silver-grey pubescence, coxal setae mostly pale; femora uniform yellow; femora vestiture uniform short dark setae; tibia and tarsi dark yellow with apicies brown; wing pale orange infuscate along costal margin; haltere uniform pale orange. Scutal chaetotaxy (pairs): notopleural 3, supra alar 1, post alar 1, dorsocentral 5–8, scutellar 2. Abdomen. Silver velutum on abdominal tergites 2–7 of male; male abdomen base colour dark brown dorsally, yellow laterally; vestiture mostly dark setae, elongate laterally; female abdominal markings with posterior segments dark brown, anterior pale or with tergites pale, mostly without markings; female intersegmental membrane distinctly pale coloured, well defined.

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