Species Protaustrosimulium pilfreyi (Davies & Györkös, 1988)
- Cnephia pilfreyi Davies, D.M. & Györkös, H. 1988. Two new Australian species of Simuliidae (Diptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 27: 105-115 [107].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ (just three legs and the head minus the labellum remain (Currie et al. 2018)), ACT: trickle above Tidbinbilla Road draining into Paddy's River [35.4200ºS 148.9400ºE].
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂ 6♀ adults (The following material is stored in glycerine in pinned microvials, as follows: a pupal gill histoblast, a larval mandible plus hypostoma, a single complete immature larva, and a single mature last instar larva. Other material is mounted on slides: two male pupal exuviae, two female pupal exuviae, and a single last instar larval anal sclerite (Currie et al. 2018)); ANIC 3♀ pupae (not found); ANIC 9 larvae (5 head capsules only, not found).
Generic Combinations
- Paracnephia pilfreyi (Davies & Györkös, 1988). —
Crosskey, R.W. & Howard, T.M. 1997. A New Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies. London : The Natural History Museum 144 pp. [18] - Protaustrosimulium pilfreyi (Davies & Györkös, 1988). —
Currie, D.C., Craig. D.A. & Moulton, J.K. 2018. A new genus, Protaustrosimulium, for four species of Australian black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Zootaxa 4521(3): 301–334 [304]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
ACT: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 18-Jan-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Jun-2011 | 10-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |