Species Psilota cuprea (Macquart, 1850)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Chrysogaster cuprea Macquart, J. 1850. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1849(2): 309-479 [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [462 (158)].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Tasmania.

Generic Combinations

• Psilota cuprea (Macquart, 1850). —
  Thompson, C. & Vockeroth, J.R. 1989. Family Syrphidae. pp. 437-458 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. [454]
• Chrysogaster cupreus Macquart, 1850.

Introduction

Psilota cuprea doubtlessly encompasses multiple species as described here. Initial DNA barcode analysis indicates that at least nine species are represented. Further DNA barcoding and male genitalia dissection are required to adequately separate the full range of specimens into species and will be tackled in a future revision. Furthermore, there are several other species of Psilota described from Australia that may or may not be
synonyms of P. cuprea, including P. erythrogaster, P. rubra, and P. rubriventris

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

General References

Young, A.D., Skevington, J.H. & Van Steenis, W. 2020. Revision of the Psilota Meigen, 1822 flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4737(1): 1-126 [47]

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