Species Thraxan hamulus Yeates & Lambkin, 1998
- Thraxan hamulus 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 [1046].
Type data:
Holotype AM K257401 ♂, QLD, sandstone ridge 26 km W of Fairview [15°35'00"S 144°03'30"E].
Paratype(s) GDCB ♂, QLD, 2 km E. Wild River crossing nr Innot Hot Springs.
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 23, 41) dorsally with lateral projections large, sharp; medial projection distinctive, long, thin, blunt and sclerotised. Apex of epiphallus laterally with medial projection extremely large and recurved, strongly projecting dorsally; lateral projections large and recurved but not projecting dorsally. Neck spine developed apically into broad flange projecting laterally around apical plate.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Mar-2017 | 25-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Apr-2012 | 20-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |