Species Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
- Psilota coerulea Macquart, J. 1846. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Supplément. Mémoires de la Société des sciences, de l'agriculture et des arts de Lille 1844: 133-364, pls 1-20 [The date on the wrapper of the journal is 1846, the date on the title page is 1845. The last 4 pages of this paper in the journal (containing the index) are numbered 363, 364, 363, 364. The next article in the journal begins on page 365. The pagination of the reprint is continuous, thus the reprint appears to contain 2 additional pages. Reprinted with pagination 5-238, Roret, Paris, with "1846" on both the wrapper and title page. Reprint recorded in the 7 November 1846 issue of Bibliogr. Fr. The Bibliogr. Fr. mentions the journal version in the 22 August 1846 issue; it was presented by Macquart at the 22 July 1846 meeting of the Société Entomologique de France] [268 (140)].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHNP ED9367 ♀, Tasmania.Subsequent designation references:
Young, A.D., Skevington, J.H. & Van Steenis, W. 2020. Revision of the Psilota Meigen, 1822 flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4737(1): 1-126 [43]. - Merodon muscaeformis Walker, F. 1852. Diptera (Part III). pp. 157-252 in Saunders, W.W. (ed.). Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. London : Van Voorst Vol. 1 474 pp. [244].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Tasmania.Subsequent designation references:
Young, A.D., Skevington, J.H. & Van Steenis, W. 2020. Revision of the Psilota Meigen, 1822 flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4737(1): 1-126 [43].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ferguson, E.W. 1926. Revision of Australian Syrphidae (Diptera). Part ii, with a supplement to part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51: 517-544 [534]
Generic Combinations
- Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld, Tas: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Flinders (FLI), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Distribution References
Diagnosis References
Young, A.D., Skevington, J.H. & Van Steenis, W. 2020. Revision of the Psilota Meigen, 1822 flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4737(1): 1-126 [41-42] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | SYRPHIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 21-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Apr-2010 | MODIFIED |