Genus Parapsilocephala Kröber, 1912

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• Parapsilocephala Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 116-125 [119] (key).

  Type species:

   Parapsilocephala elegans Kröber, 1912 by subsequent monotypy, see Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 242-256 [255, 256].

  Secondary source:

   Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 242-256 [255] (description).
• Oldenbergia Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 116-125 [118] (key).

  Type species:

   Oldenbergia frontalis Kröber, 1912 by subsequent monotypy, see Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 215-222 [220].

  Secondary source:

   Kröber, O. 1912. Die Thereviden der indoaustralischen Region. (Dipt). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 215-222 [255] (description).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Mann, J.S. 1933. Revisional notes on Australian Therevidae. Part 3. The Australian Zoologist 7: 325-344 [339]

Introduction

Members of Parapsilocephala are typically small like Acraspisa. Parapsilocephala is being revised by Winterton and currently contains seven described and at least 60 undescribed species represented in collections. Unassociated females are difficult to separate from Patanothrix. Parapsilocephala is a common genus throughout Australia, where males are often collected hill-topping on desert sand dunes (Winterton et al. 2001).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB) ; NSW, Qld: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE) ; WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD)

Diagnosis

Antennae located on lower frons; frons rounded, glabrous, tubercle often present above antennae; male frons very narrow, female frons wide; setae on frons very short; flagellum conical, flattened laterally; scape 2-3x pedicel length, short setae admixed with slightly enlarged setae on scape and pedicel; male occiput concave, single row of postocular setae; female occiput convex, multiple poorly defined rows of postocular setae; modified setae on abdominal tergite 2 present in both sexes; cell m3 closed; all femora equal length; male tergite 8 greatly emarginate; sternite 8 narrow, band-like; epandrium flat, rounded; ventral lobe of gonocoxite shorter than gonostylus, medially directed with strong apical setae; velutum patch small, often present only on membrane between gonocoxites; distiphallus elongate, narrow; ventral apodeme of parameral sheath almost as long as ejaculatory apodeme, dorsal apodeme either strongly sclerotised, T-shaped or reduced; lateral ejaculatory apodeme small; ejaculatory apodeme narrow, trumpet-like; 3 spermathecae; spermathecal sac shape simple (Winterton et al. 2001).

Diagnosis References

Winterton, S.L. in Winterton, S.L., Yang, L., Wiegmann, B.M. & Yeates, D.K. 2001. Phylogenetic revision of Agapophytinae subf. n. (Diptera: Therevidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Systematic Entomology 26: 173-211

General References

Winterton, S.L. in Winterton, S.L., Yang, L., Wiegmann, B.M. & Yeates, D.K. 2001. Phylogenetic revision of Agapophytinae subf. n. (Diptera: Therevidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Systematic Entomology 26: 173-211

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