Species Psychoda parthenogenetica Tonnoir, 1940
- Psychoda severini parthenogenetica Tonnoir, A.L 1940. A synopsis of the British Psychodidae (Dipt.), with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Society for British Entomology 7: 21-64 [53] [originally described as a subspecies of Psychoda severini Tonnoir, 1922].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 17♀ adults (the type specimens are assumed to be the females from the type series of Psychoda severini), Archenne, Belgium.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted in Australia and elsewhere to beyond latitude 33º, north and south.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Antarctic Region
- Macquarie Island (Aust. Terr.)
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Adult parthenogenetic,triploid; larva collected from sewerage filters.
General References
Duckhouse, D.A. 1962. Some British Psychodidae (Diptera, Nematocera): descriptions of species and a discussion on the problem of species pairs. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 114: 403-436 [428] (new status as Psychoda parthenogenetica Tonnoir, 1940)
Duckhouse, D.A. 1966. Psychodidae (Diptera, Nematocera) of southern Australia: subfamily Psychodinae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 118: 153-220 (distribution)
Duckhouse, D.A. 1985. Psychodidae (Diptera, Nematocera) of the subantarctic islands, with observations on the incidence of parthenogenesis. International Journal of Entomology 27: 173-184 [177] (distribution, biology and ecology, taxonomy)
Satchell, G.H. 1947. The ecology of the British species of Psychoda (Diptera: Psychodidae). Annals of Applied Biology 34: 611-621 [611] (biology)
Satchell, G.H. 1947. The larvae of the British species of Psychoda (Diptera: Psychodidae). Parasitology 38: 51-69 [51] (larval morphology and biology)
Tonnoir, A.L. 1922. Synopsis des espèces européennes du genre Psychoda (Diptères). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 62: 49-88 [78] (as Psychoda severini)
Troiana, G. 1978. Triploidy in the natural populations of the psychodine moth fly Psychoda parthenogenetica Tonnoir (Diptera: Psychodidae). Caryologia 31: 225-232 (genetics and taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 02-May-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |