Species Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, Skevington & Thompson, 2017
- Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, M.F., Skevington, J.H. & Thompson, F.C. 2017. A new ant inquiline flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae: Pipizinae) from Australia. Australian Entomologist 44(1): 29–38 [30].
Type data:
Holotype CNC 374747 ♂ (Genebank reg: KX586304, DNA sample T207068 in QM), summit of Bicton Hill, Mission Beach, QLD [17°50' S 146°06' E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: myrmecophilous (host(s): Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) australis Mayr, 1870 [FORMICIDAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Probably the inquiline's larva is a brood predator and the puparia are located in the innermost side of the ant nest wall
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | SYRPHIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 21-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| SYRPHIDAE | 24-Aug-2017 | ADDED |