Apotropina duplicata (Malloch, 1928)

Ang, Yuchen, Lumbers, James & Riccardi, Paula R., 2023, A conspectus of Australian Apotropina (Diptera, Chloropidae) with the description of two new species, ZooKeys 1187, pp. 261-299 : 261

Apotropina duplicata (Malloch, 1928)

Fig. 12A-C

Parahippelates duplicata Malloch, 1923: 621.

Lasiopleura (Lasiopleura) duplicata : Malloch 1940: 272.

Type locality and distribution.

Australia: Northern Territory (Melville Is.).

Examined material.

Holotype ♂ Label transcription: "Melville Is., N.T., G. F. Hill; Parahippelates duplicata Type, Det. J.R.Malloch ". Deposited in the SAMA.

Taxonomic notes.

This is a relatively testaceous species with darkened dorsum, glossy hypopygium and yellowish legs, largely covered in whitish tomentosity (Fig. 12A, B ). It does not have any immediately distinctive diagnosable character sets based on existing descriptions but can be identified based on the provided key. Thus far only known from the male type specimen; female morphology unknown. Chaetotaxy as observed: 2 vibrissae; 3 strong inclinate/decussate interfrontal setae; 2 postpronotal setae; 2 scapular setae; 1+1 notopleural setae; weak biseriate divergent acrostichal row; 1+3 dorsocentral setae; 1+1 supra-alar setae; postalar and intrapostalar setae present; 1 strong prescutellar seta; scutellum with 1 discal setula; katepisternal seta missing/indistinct. Original description in Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 12. Apotropina duplicata (Malloch) holotype ♂ A habitus, lateral view B habitus, dorsal view C specimen labels.