Genus Megistocera Wiedemann, 1828
- Megistocera Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1828. Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werkes. Erster Theil. Hamm. : Schulz xxxii 608 pp. [55] [Megistocera is used in the interest of stability and according to common usage. See Oosterbroek, P. 1989. Family Tipulidae. pp. 53–116 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press; Leiden : E.J. Brill 1155 pp. (62)].
Type species:
Tipula filipes Fabricius, 1805 by subsequent designation, see Macquart, J. 1838. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [Volume 1. Part 1]. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1838(2): 9-225 [59]. - Maekistocera Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1820. Diptera exotica. [Ed. 1.] Sectio I. Antennis multiarticulatis. Kiliae [= Kiel]. xix 42 pp. [41].
Type species:
Tipula filipes Fabricius, 1805 by subsequent designation, see Macquart, J. 1838. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. [Volume 1. Part 1]. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 1838(2): 9-225 [59].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1968. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia I. A review of the genera of the subfamily Tipulinae. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 459-494 [490]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Afrotropical, Neotropical, Australian, ceanian and Oriental Regions.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Alexander, C.P. 1964. Diptera (Nematocera): Tanyderidae, Ptychopteridae, Tipulidae. South African Animal Life 10: 229-441 [242]
- Alexander, C.P. 1969. Notes on the tropical American species of Tipulidae (Diptera) VIII. Subfamily Tipulinae. Studia Entomologica 12: 161-244 [195]
- Alexander, C.P. & Alexander, M.A. 1973. Family Tipulidae. pp. 10-224 in Delfinado, M.D & Hardy, D.E. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume 1. Suborder Nematocera. Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii Vol. 1 618 pp. [32]
- Alexander, C.P. & Alexander, M.M. 1970. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States. 4. Family Tipulidae. Museu de Zoologia, Univ. de São Paulo, 259 pp. [16]
- Hutson, A.M. 1980. Suborder Nematocera. Superfamily Tipuloidea. 1. Family Tipulidae. pp. 47-91 in Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London : British Museum 1437 pp. [51] (as Maekistocera)
- Oosterbroek, P. 1989. Family Tipulidae. pp. 53-116 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [62]
General References
Alexander, C.P. 1969. Notes on the tropical American species of Tipulidae (Diptera) VIII. Subfamily Tipulinae. Studia Entomologica 12: 161-244 [195]
Macquart, J. 1834. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Diptères. Tome première. Ouvrage accompagné de planches. Paris : Roret 578 pp. [113] (incorrect subsequent spelling as Moegistocera)
Rogers, J.S. 1949. The life history of Megistocera longipennis (Macquart) (Tipulidae, Diptera), a member of the Neuston fauna. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 521: 1-14 [1]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-Nov-2011 | 03-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |