Review of the species of Paranomina (Diptera: Lauxaniidae)
Abstract
Review of species level taxonomy in the endemic Australian genus Paranomina Hendel has become possible through study of the type material of the type species, P. unicolor Hendel, and review of the claimed type locality for that species. The following new species are described: Paranomina nodosa, P. hendeli, P. danielsi, P. stuckenbergi, P. martini, P. mouldsorum, P. dayi, P. longa. There is evidence that most species of Paranomina are consistently associated with plants of the endemic Australian genus Xanthorrhoea (family Xanthorrhoeaceae).
