Species Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica (Bigot, 1885)
- Nycteribia oceanica Bigot, J.M.F. 1885. Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 27e partie. XXXV. Famille des Anomalocerati (mihi) (Coriacae, Pupipara, Nycteribidae. Auctor). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 5: 225-246 [Date published 28 December] [246].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, no host, New Caledonia.
Generic Combinations
- Penicillidia oceanica oceanica (Bigot, 1885). —
Theodor, O. 1967. An illustrated catalogue of the Rothschild collection of Nycteribiidae (Diptera) in the British Museum (Natural History) with keys and short descriptions for the identification of subfamilies, genera, species and subspecies. London : British Museum (Natural History) viii + 506 pp. [Date published June] [389-392] - Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica (Bigot, 1885). —
Maa, T.C. 1971. Studies in batflies (Diptera: Streblidae; Nycteribiidae). Part 1. Revision of the Australian batflies (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae). Pacific Insects Monographs 28: 1-118 [Date published 20 June] [77-79]
Introduction
Confined to Miniopterus (Vespertilionidae: Miniopterinae)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital distribution: New Caledonia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: cave dweller.
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Miniopterus sp. [VESPERTILIONIDAE]).
General References
Maa, T.C. 1971. Studies in batflies (Diptera: Streblidae; Nycteribiidae). Part 1. Revision of the Australian batflies (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae). Pacific Insects Monographs 28: 1-118 [Date published 20 June] [77-79]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | NYCTERIBIIDAE Samouelle, 1819 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 02-May-2019 | SCHIZOPHORA Becher, 1882 | 27-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Dec-2011 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |