Abstract

A new genus and species of the subfamily Limnophilinae of the tipuloid family Limoniidae from Australia, Minipteryx robusta gen. nov. sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is a rather large micropterous crane fly. Its affinities to existing genera remain unclear. The unique male was collected in late austral autumn at a small creek in alpine vegetation (elevation 1638 m a.s.l.) of Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales. A review is provided on the Australian Tipuloidea with reduced wings.

 
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Short Form
Theischinger, 2015. Rec. Aust. Mus. 67(6): 201–206
Author
G. Theischinger
Year
2015
Title
Minipteryx robusta—a new genus and species of micropterous Limnophilinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
67
Issue
6
Start Page
201
End Page
206
DOI
10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1650
Language
en
Date Published
26 November 2015
Cover Date
26 November 2015
ISSN (online)
2201-4349
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
TAXONOMY; INSECTA: DIPTERA
Digitized
26 November 2015
Available Online
26 November 2015
Reference Number
1650
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