Species Plecia (Plecia) aruensis Edwards, 1925
- Plecia aruensis Edwards, F.W. 1925. Diptera Nematocera from the Dutch East Indies. [II]. Treubia 6: 154-172 [159].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, Aru Island (=Aru Island, Maluku, Indonesia).
Paratype(s) BMNH ♀ ♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread through the Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Southern Philippines (Mindanao) and tropical Australia (Hardy, 1982).
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Diagnosis
This species is intermediate in size between ornaticornis Skuse and amplipennis Skuse, and readily differentiated from all species which have the thorax entirely rufous by having the ninth sternum of the male produced into two median lobes, separated by a narrow 'V' and completely hiding the claspers from ventral view. The females are differentiated from ornaticornis by lacking a complete longitudinal keel down the middle of the front and by the terminalia.
Diagnosis References
Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855
General References
Hardy, D.E. 1958. The Plecia of the Pacific and Southeast Asia (Bibionidae-Diptera). Pacific Science 12: 185-220 [192] (distribution)
Hardy, D.E. 1968. Bibionidae (Diptera) of New Guinea. Pacific Insects 10: 443-513 [474] (distribution)
Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855 [810] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2010 | 30-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |