Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Genus Pteropontius Giesbrecht, 1895

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Genus Pteropontius Giesbrecht, 1895

Distribution

States

South Australia


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • South Australia

Palaearctic Region

  • France

Diagnosis

Thoracic and anterior abdominal segments produced laterally into large angular processes. First body-segment with dorsal crista, reaching from frontal to posterior margin. Rostrum triangular. Anterior antennae of (female) 8-, of (male) 10-jointed. Posterior antennae 3-jointed. Tube of siphon reaches to the posterior foot-jaws. Fourth foot destitute of inner branch. Branches of first foot 2-jointed. Fifth foot knob-like.

 

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)
26-Jul-2012 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2010 MODIFIED