Species Perissomma fuscum Colless, 1962
- Perissomma fusca Colless, D.H. 1962. A new Australian genus and family of Diptera (Nematocera: Perissommatidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 10: 519-535 [525].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Mount Majura, ACT.
Paratype(s) ANIC 11♀ 23♂ adults; BMNH 3♂ 2♀ adults.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: mycetophilous.
Extra Ecological Information
Sylvan; larva is eucephalic, peripneustic.
General References
Colless, D.H. 1962. A new Australian genus and family of Diptera (Nematocera: Perissommatidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 10: 519-535 [528] (biology)
Colless, D.H. 1969. The genus Perissomma (Diptera: Perissommatidae), with new species from Australia and Chile. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 719-778 [720] (biology, taxonomy, distribution)
Evenhuis, N.L. 1989. 13. Family Perissommatidae. 164 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [164] (as Perissomma fuscum Colless, 1962)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |