Species Neosardus millstreamensis Yeates, 1996

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• Neosardus millstreamensis Yeates, D.K. 1996. Revision of the Australian bee fly genus Neosardus Roberts (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 47-75 [Date published 1 March] [62].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (2.xi.1970, Upton & Feehan), WA: 1 km NE of Millstream [21°35'S, 117°04'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC 1♂, 1♀ (1-2.xi.1970, Upton & Feehan), WA: 1 km NE of Millstream [21°35'S, 117°04'E]; ANIC ♀ (30.x.1970, Upton & Feehan), WA: 2 km ENE of Millstream [21°35'S, 117°04'E]; ANIC ♀ (5.xi.1970, Upton & Feehan), WA: 0.5 km W of Millstream [21°35'S, 117°04'E]; ANIC ♀ (22.x.1970, D.H. Colless), WA: Millstream; ANIC ♀ (4.xi.1970, at light, E.B. Britton), WA: Millstream; ANIC ♂ (29.x.1933, Fuller), WA: ?Pitnaea; UQIC ♀ (22.ix.1983, E.I. Schlinger & M.E. Irwin, collecting at water trough), WA: Southern Cross windmill and watertrough N of Chichester Range N.P.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

Diagnosis

Integumental colour of head yellow, scutum black with yellow at sides; postpronotal lobes, scutellum and legs yellow. Pleurae yellow except anteroventral corner of anepisternum, ventral half of katepisternum, and meropleurite brown. Abdomen integumental colour yellow except median anterior region of each tergite black. Hairs on frons in male dark brown, in female brown and yellow admixed. Reflective scales on scutum, scutellum and abdomen green. Wings with yellow infuscation on basal 2/3, apical 1/3 smoky-hyaline. Haltere knob yellow. Body length 7.0-9.1 mm.

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