Genus Palirika Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia


IBRA

ACT, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NT, Qld, WA: Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Sturt Plateau (STU) ; NT, SA: Gawler (GAW), Northern Kimberley (NK) ; NT, SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN) ; WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Mallee (MAL)

Diagnosis

Small black, rounded, dense, adpressed metallic scales dorsally on thorax and abdomen; no abdominal white scales, sternal vestiture black, not metallic. Epandrium rounded, strongly curved, red, extended smoothly basolaterally, Gonocoxae deeply narrowed medially, with thickened setae ventromedially, tuft of 6-8 very long, basally directed, thick setae medially; H projecting in lateral view; EP without lateral lobes, medial projection laterally; LAEA large, convex, extending to G margin; EJA racquet-shaped, longer than the langth of G. Female T8A little more than marginal thickening, spemathecal tube more than 8x length of SP, clear thick-walled ring joining clear thick-walled BB and pigmented subquadrate SR.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika anaxios Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

History of changes

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26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika basilikos Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Mallee (MAL)

History of changes

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26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika blackdownensis Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

History of changes

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26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika bouchardi Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika culgoafloodplainensis Lambkin, 2011

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA

Qld: Mulga Lands (ML)

History of changes

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Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
28-Mar-2012 ADDED

Species Palirika cyanea Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Sturt Plateau (STU)

History of changes

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26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika danielsi Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

History of changes

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26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika decora Lambkin & Yeates, 2003

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, Queensland


IBRA

ACT, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Aug-2010 ADDED

Species Palirika mackenziei Lambkin, 2011

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA

Qld: Channel Country (CHC)

Diagnosis

Wing length 9.0 mm.
Small dark flies with heavily infuscated wings, hyaline only apically and medial spot. Face orange with shiny reddish-brown scales, frons black with shiny black scales. Collar yellow. Narrow laterothoracic stripe of whitish scales. Scutum black with dull limegreen metallic scales except pinkish metallic scales anterolaterally and posteromedially. Scutellum dark brown, darker basally with royal-blue metallic scales, purple metallic scales laterally and posteriorly. Widened base of costa with shiny reddish-brown scales, no paler scales posteriorly. Wing pattern broadly dimidiate; black with hyaline areas, apically and medially. Apical hyaline area covering extreme apex of r1, apex of first r2+3, apical half of second r2+3, all r4, and extreme apex r5. Medial hyaline area covering middle of dc extending from M1 across m-cu and into m2. Paler prediscoidal opaque area distinct. Alula and squama edged with long broad grey scales. T1 with white Ma; long white flattened scales posterolaterally. Tergites black with royal-blue metallic scales that reflect purple. Female T8 A short, plate-like support distinct.

 

History of changes

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Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
28-Mar-2012 ADDED
Note: the generation of this complete preview for Palirika Lambkin & Yeates, 2003 was cancelled at Palirika mackenziei Lambkin, 2011 owing to the initation of another complete preview for Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868. Only one complete preview may be executed at a time. Previews were generated for 10 of 13 taxa.