Species Thraxan ebenus Yeates & Lambkin, 1998
- Thraxan ebenus Yeates, D.K. & Lambkin, C.L. 1998. Review of the tribe Anthracini (Diptera: Bombyliidae) in Australia: cryptic species diversity and the description of Thraxon, gen. nov. Invertebrate Taxonomy 12(6): 977-1078 [1042].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, summit of Mt Tennant.
Paratype(s) GDCB ♂ ♀ (in cop.), QLD, Isla Gorge Natl Pk., 25°11'S 149°58'E, 320 m.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: parasitic.
Diagnosis
Similar to T. simulatus except in the following respects. Apex of epiphallus (Figs 34, 52) dorsally with lateral projections very small and blunt; plate tapering smoothly to blunt medial projection, basal margin convex. Apex of epiphallus laterally subquadrate; medial projection blunt, sclerotised and recurved; lateral projection developed into flange projecting bluntly from dorsal margin, apical margin rounded. Neck spine sclerotised, developed apically into thin
flange projecting laterally around dorsal plate. Female spermathecal bulb pear shaped, attached to pump by long, narrow, tubule-covered neck.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2017 | 25-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Apr-2012 | 20-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |