Tapeigaster annulata
| Tapeigaster annulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Heleomyzidae |
| Genus: | Tapeigaster |
| Species: | T. annulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tapeigaster annulata Hendel, 1917 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Tapeigaster annulata is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring in coastal areas and the Tablelands regions in New South Wales, as well as the southeast of Queensland.[2]
Description
Adult T. annulata are flies measuring 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. Its coloration is typically brighter orange than seen in T. digitata, the species to which it is most closely related.[2] Its legs are thinner and shorter-haired than those of T. annulipes.[3]
Taxonomy and history
Austrian entomologist Friedrich Georg Hendel first described this species in 1917 as Sciomyzoptera annulata.[4] The species was erroneously synonymized with T. annulipes by Mario Bezzi in 1923.[5] It was later described by John Russell Malloch as Tapeigaster fulva in 1926.[3] The names were combined as Tapeigaster annulata by David McAlpine and Deborah Kent in 1982.[2]
References
- ↑ Bezzi, Mario (1923). "Note on the Australian genus Tapeigaster Macq. (Diptera) with descriptions of new species". The Australian Zoologist. 3. Communicated by Dr. E. W. Ferguson. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales: 72–78 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 3 McAlpine, David K.; Kent, Deborah S. (1982). "Systematics of Tapeigaster (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) with notes on biology and larval morphology". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 106. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 33–58 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 Malloch, J. R. (27 October 1926). "Notes on Australian Diptera. No. ix". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 51: 545–554.
- ↑ Hendel, Friedrich (1917). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der acalypteraten Musciden". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1917: 33–47.
- ↑ Bezzi, Mario (1923). "Note on the Australian genus Tapeigaster Macq. (Diptera) with descriptions of new species". The Australian Zoologist. 3. Communicated by Dr. E. W. Ferguson. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales: 72–78.