Species Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961

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• Tanytarsus (Tanytarsus) bispinosus Freeman, P. 1961. The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 9: 611-737 [727].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ adult (19.x.1958, at light, D.J. Lee), NSW: Hornsby.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 7 adult♂ , 5♂ pupae, 2♀ pupae with larval exuviae, 12 pupal exuviae, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, WA, NT: various localities; BMNH 2♂ adults; USNM ♂ adult.

  Type locality references:

  Cranston, P.S. 2000. Monsoonal tropical Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) reviewed: new species, life histories and significance as aquatic environmental indicators. Australian Journal of Entomology 39: 138-159 [150].

 

Generic Combinations

• Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961. —
  Bugledich, E.-M.A., Cranston, P.S. & Martin, J. 1999. Diptera: Nematocera: Chironomidae. pp. 112-158 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 30.1. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiii 627 pp. [137]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Gascoyne (GAS), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Apr-2012		26-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)