Species Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea (Walker, 1835)
- Helophilus griseus Walker, F. 1835. Characters of some undescribed New Holland Diptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 2: 468-473 [472].
- Merodon contrarius Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Parts II-IV. London : British Museum. [Publication split: p. [3] + 231-484 [= Part II] (21 April); p. [3] + 485-687 [= Part III] (30 June); p. [3] + 688-1172 + [2] [= Part IV]] [599].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, New Holland. - Orthoprosopa nigra Macquart, J. 1850. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1849(2): 309-479 [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [447].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, unknown.Subsequent designation references:
Thompson, F.C. 1988. Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96(2): 200-226 [220]. - Merodon torpidus Walker, F. 1857. Characters of undescribed Diptera in the collection of W.W. Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., etc. [part]. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London N.S. 4: 119-158 [153].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂.Subsequent designation references:
Thompson, F.C. 1988. Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96(2): 200-226 [220]. - Mallota xylotaeformis Schiner, I.R. 1868 [1867]. Diptera. In, Unknown (Ed.). Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. 1. Abtheilung. Wien [= Vienna] : B. K. Gerold's Sohn vi + 388 pp. [Date published 30 April 1868] [360].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hardy, G.H. 1921. Notes on some Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). The Australian Zoologist 2: 12-18 [16]
- Ferguson, E.W. 1926. Revision of Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51: 137-183 [164]
- Thompson, F.C. 1988. Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96(2): 200-226
Generic Combinations
- Tubifera grisea (Walker, 1835). —
Kertész, K. 1910. Catalogus Dipterorum hucusque descriptorum. Volumen VII. Syrphidae, Dorylaidae, Phoridae, Clythiidae. Budapestini [= Budapest] : Museum Nationale Hungaricum 470 pp. [253] (catalogue citation) - Orthoprosopa grisea (Walker, 1835). —
Hardy, G.H. 1921. Notes on some Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). The Australian Zoologist 2: 12-18 [16] - Helophilus griseus Walker, 1835.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ferguson 1926, states that Macquart's record from Tasmania is probaly incorrect.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Ferguson, E.W. 1926. Revision of Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51: 137-183 [162]
- Klocker, A. 1924. On a collection of syrphids from Queensland with descriptions of a new genus and of eight new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8: 53-60 [59]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-Sep-2017 | SYRPHIDAE | 05-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |