Genus Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth, 2003

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• Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth 2003. In: Thompson, F.C. 2003. Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera. Zootaxa 246: 1-19. [6].

  Type species:

   Eristalis resolutus Walker, 1858 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld: Sydney Basin (SB)

Diagnosis

Austalis is readily distinguished from all other eristaline syrphids by the pilosity of the pleuron (Fig. 1), having the unique combination of pilose posteroventral anepimeron along with pilose katepimeron. These flies are also typically bright metallic in coloration.

History of changes