Species Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937
- Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, H. 1937. A new chironomid from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 61: 102-103 [102].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♂ adult, Reevesby Island, Spencer Gulf, SA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 3♂ adults.Subsequent designation references:
Glover, B. 1973. The Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 23: 403-478 [438].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: intertidal.
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Restricted to tidal pools on the higher level of the tidal zone.
General References
Hashimoto, H. 1973. Marine chironomids from Australia, with description of a new species of the genus Clunio (Diptera: Chironomidae). Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Shizuoka University (Natural Sciences) 24: 1-17 [13] (taxonomy, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2012 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |