Species Psilota viridis Macquart, 1847
- Psilota viridis Macquart, J. 1847. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [2.e supplément]. Paris : Roret pp. 5–104, pls 1–6. [Published before 11 September] [62].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♀ (in the Bigot-Macquart Diptera Collection. Jeff_Skevington_Specimen45697), "Nouvelle-Hollande";. - Psilota victoria Curran, C.H 1925. New Diptera in American Museum of Natural History. American Museum Novitates 176: 10 pp. [7] [replacement name; Psilota cyanea preoccupied Brunetti, 1915].
- Psilota cyanea Hill, G.F. 1921. Notes on some Diptera found in association with termites. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46: 216-220 [217] [preoccupied by Brunetti, 1915].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (April, 1920. G.F.Hill. in author's own collection), Qld: Townsville.
Paratype(s) ♀ (April, 1920. G.F.Hill. In author's own collection.), Qld: Townsville; NMV T14152 ♀ (April 1920, G.F. Hill.), Qld: Townsville.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [92]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded from NSW and Vic (catalogue citation, Thompson & Vockeroth, 1989)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Klocker, A. 1924. On a collection of syrphids from Queensland with descriptions of a new genus and of eight new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8: 53-60 [53]
- 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. [455]
Diagnosis 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 [89-92] (redescription and collection locations)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | SYRPHIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 27-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |