Abstract

Characters for recognition of both adult and larval specimens of Clusiidae are given. A larva from Australia is described, and some characters of the puparium of one species are noted. The morphology of the male terminalia is discussed in order to determine the homologies of the parts and to provide a sounder basis for classification. It is shown that those genera which have been sufficiently investigated can be distinguished from one another by characters of the male postabdomen. The geographical origin of the Australian forms is discussed. Keys to the genera of Clusiidae, to all described species of Allometopon and to the Australian species of other genera are provided. Two genera and 19 species are described as new.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
McAlpine, 1960, Rec. Aust. Mus. 25(4): 63–94
Author
David K. McAlpine
Year
1960
Title
A review of the Australian species of Clusiidae (Diptera, Acalyptrata)
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
25
Issue
4
Start Page
63
End Page
94
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1960.656
Language
en
Date Published
01 July 1960
Cover Date
01 July 1960
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
INSECTA: DIPTERA
Digitized
03 August 2009
Available Online
16 October 2009
Reference Number
656
EndNote
656.enw
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