Species Neodialineura litura Winterton, 2009

Neodialineura litura Male

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

Neodialineura litura Male

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

Neodialineura litura Female

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

Neodialineura litura Female

© Copyright Shaun Winterton via Morphbank

Museums

Regional Maps

• Neodialineura litura Winterton, S.L. 2009. Revision of the stiletto fly genus Neodialineura Mann (Diptera: Therevidae): an empirical example of cybertaxonomy. Zootaxa 2157: 1-33 [14].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC MEI165170 adult ♂ (8.x.1997, J. Skevington, summit sweeping), SA: Flinders Ranges N.P., Hilltop 4 km S Wilpeena Pound turn off [31.549°S, 138.646°E].
  Paratype(s) QM T152390 adult ♂ (8–10.x.1997, S. Winterton, J. & A. Skevington, C. Lambkin, Malaise in Callitrus and mallee lined creek-bed, MEI165171), SA: Flinders Ranges N.P., Love Range Mine Rd [31.402°S, 138.781°E]; QM MEI165172-3 2 adult ♂ (8–9.x.1997, J. & A. Skevington, S. Winterton, C. Lambkin, Malaise), SA: Flinders Ranges N.P., Dingley’s Dell Camp, Oraparinna Ck [32.355°S, 138.704°E]; ANIC MEI165174 adult ♀ (11–13.x.1997, S. Winterton, J. & A. Skevington, C. Lambkin, Malaise trap), SA: Gammon Ranges N.P., Weetootla Gorge, dry creek bed [30.476°S, 139.220°E].

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

Diagnosis

Head. Frons and occiput pubescence silver-grey with dark brown markings (female) or blue-grey with brown markings (male); frons profile flat, wholly pubescent; male frontal vestiture with patch of short setae above antennae; female frontal vestiture with uniform minute setae; male frons width at narrowest point slightly wider than anterior ocellus; male postocular setae as single row immediately laterad of ocellar tubercle; postocular setae black; parafacia without setae; antennal scape shorter than flagellum, narrow cylindrical; scape vestiture densely covered with large, dark setae, rarely sparsely covered with short, dark setae; flagellum orange-yellow, terminus dark. Thorax. Scutum pubescence grey-tan with brown markings; pleuron with silver-grey pubescence; katatergite setae uniform pale; coxae dark, overlain with silver-grey pubescence, coxal setae mostly pale; femora uniform yellow, dark yellow with brown dorso-medially, or suffused dark brown, vestiture uniform short dark setae or short dark setae, longer pale setae on fore and mid femora; tibia and tarsi dark yellow, or dark yellow with apicies brown; wing slightly infuscate along wing veins; haltere uniform pale orange, or stem dark with knob pale. Scutal chaetotaxy (pairs): notopleural 3–4, supra alar 1, post alar 1, dorsocentral 4–7, scutellar 1–2. Abdomen. Male abdomen base colour dark brown dorsally, grey pubescent laterally, without silver velutum on abdominal tergites; male abdomen vestiture mostly elongate pale setae laterally; female abdominal markings with tergites dark brown dorsally; female intersegmental membrane distinctly pale coloured, well defined.

History of changes