Species Simulium (Morops) inornatum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1950
- Simulium inornatum Mackerras, M.J. & Mackerras, I.M. 1950. Notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 75: 167-187 [181].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ adult (a small unnamed creek at 1300ft), QLD: Springwood Road.
Paratype(s) ANIC 3♂ 2♀ adults; ANIC pupa and larva; BMNH ♀ ♂ adults.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva and pupa on rock, dead leaves and fine roots of semi-aquatic plants, in small, steep, clear water, shady creek with moderately fast flow.
General References
Colbo, M.H. 1976. Four new species of Simulium Latreille (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 253-269 [253] (key, distribution)
Crosskey, R.W. 1967. The classification of Simulium Latreille (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Australia, New Guinea and the Western Pacific. Journal of Natural History 1: 23-51 [48] (as Simulium (Morops) inornatum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1950)
Mackerras, I.M. & Mackerras, M.J. 1952. Notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 77: 104-113 [106] (distribution)
Mackerras, M.J. & Mackerras, I.M. 1955. Notes on Australasian Simuliidae (Diptera). IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 80: 105-112 [106] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-Jun-2011 | 10-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |