Species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) tortilis (Alexander, 1920)
- Macromastix tortilis Alexander, C.P. 1920. New or little-known crane-flies in the Queensland Museum (Tipulidae, Diptera). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7: 52-63 [61].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ adult, Brisbane, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM ♀ adult; QM 18♀ ♂ adults. - Macromastix brevipetiolata Alexander, C.P. 1922. Undescribed crane-flies (Tanyderidae and Tipulidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 223-270 [268].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I12183 ♂ adult, Dorrigo, NSW.
Paratype(s) SAMA ♀ adult.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1974. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. X. The genus Leptotarsus Guérin; the subgenus Macromastix Osten–Sacken. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 25: 31-62 [45]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected from rainforest canopy.
General References
Kitching, R.L. & Theischinger, G. 1996. The biodiversity of arthropods from Australian rainforest canopies: Tipulidae, with a description of the new species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) alfie Theischinger. The Entomologist 115(3): 140-153 [150]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-Nov-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |