Species Sylvicola dubius (Macquart, 1850)
- Chrysopyla dubius 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] [104] [p. 408 of the reprint edition].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀ adult, locality unknown. - Rhyphus brevis Walker, F. 1856. Diptera. Part V. pp. 415–474 in, Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., & c. London : Van Voorst Vol. 1. 474 pp. [449] [junior primary homonym of Rhyphus brevis (Harris, 1780)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Peterson, B.V. 1989. Family Anisopodidae. pp. 180-181 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. [181]
Generic Combinations
- Sylvicola dubius (Hardy, 1967).
Introduction
Fuller (1935) provides a detailed description of the larva, and illustrations of the larva and pupa.
Hardy (1919) redescribed the species and gave synonymy and literature.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Hardy (1967) notes that the species has been occasionally found around Brisbane
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Fuller, M.E. 1935. Notes on Australasian Anisopodidae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 60: 291-302
- Hardy, G.H. 1967. The Anisopodidae (Dipt.) of Katoomba. Journal of the Entomological Society of Australia (N.S.W.) 3(1966): 30-33
- Tonnoir, A.L. 1923. Notes on the Australasian Rhyphidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 12: 502-505
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva in moist conditions.
General References
Fuller, M.E. 1935. Notes on Australasian Anisopodidae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 60: 291-302
Hardy, G.H. 1919. Australian Rhyphidae and Leptidae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 117-129
Hardy, G.H. 1967. The Anisopodidae (Dipt.) of Katoomba. Journal of the Entomological Society of Australia (N.S.W.) 3(1966): 30-33 [30] (as Sylvicola dubius (Macquart, 1850), seasonal abundance)
Tonnoir, A.L. 1923. Notes on Australasian Rhyphidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 12: 502-505 [503] (distribution)
History of changes
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| 16-Nov-2011 | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |