Species Neodialineura striatithorax Mann, 1928

 Neodialineura striatithorax Male lateral

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 Neodialineura striatithorax Male dorsal

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 Neodialineura striatithorax Female

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 Neodialineura striatithorax Female dorsal

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Neodialineura striatithorax Holotype

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Neodialineura striatithorax Holotype label

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Museums

Regional Maps

• Neodialineura striatithorax Mann, J.S. 1928. Revisional notes on Australian Therevidae. Part 1. The Australian Zoologist 5: 151-194 [172].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T3267 adult ♂ (25.x.1923, H. Hacker, MEI165181), QLD: National Park [28.240°S, 153.140°E].
  Paratype(s) QM T3267 adult ♀ (W.H. Davidson, MEI165182. Allotype (Mann, 1928). A further 3 female paratypes in the QM, a pair of paratypes in Mann's collection and 2 female paratypes in Hardy's collection, Brisbane described by Mann (1928: 172) are not mentioned in Winterton, 2009), QLD: Tamborine Mt.

  Type locality references:

  Winterton, S.L. 2009. Revision of the stiletto fly genus Neodialineura Mann (Diptera: Therevidae): an empirical example of cybertaxonomy. Zootaxa 2157: 1-33 [24].

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Head. Frons and occiput pubescence silver-grey with dark brown markings; frons profile raised, with glabrous patch laterally; 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 black; parafacia without setae; antennal scape longer than flagellum, bulbous, vestiture densely covered with large, dark setae; flagellum brownish orange, darker distally. Thorax. Scutum pubescence grey or tan with tessellate brown pattern; pleuron with silver-grey pubescence; katatergite with admixed pale and dark setae; coxae pale, overlain with silver-grey pubescence, setae mostly dark; femora dark yellow with apicies brown or brown dorso-medially, vestiture uniform short dark setae (female) or short dark setae, longer pale setae on fore and mid femora (male); tibia and tarsi dark yellow with apicies brown; wing mottled infuscate; haltere stem pale, knob mostly brown. Scutal chaetotaxy (pairs): notopleural 3, supra alar 1, post alar 1, dorsocentral 3–6, scutellar 1. Abdomen. Male abdomen colour dark brown dorsally, yellow laterally, without silver velutum; vestiture mostly dark short setae, elongate laterally; female abdominal markings with tergites dark brown dorsally, intersegmental membrane distinctly pale, well defined.

Diagnosis References

Winterton, S.L. 2009. Revision of the stiletto fly genus Neodialineura Mann (Diptera: Therevidae): an empirical example of cybertaxonomy. Zootaxa 2157: 1-33 [24]

History of changes