Apotropina taylori (Malloch, 1940)

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 taylori (Malloch, 1940)

Fig. 22A-D

Lasiopleura (Lasiopleura) taylori Malloch, 1940: 273.

Type locality and distribution.

Australia: New South Wales (Blue Mts; Hampton).

Examined material.

Holotype ♂ Label transcription: "Australian Museum, K 359231; Blue Mtns., 13.4.22, Health Dept.; Presumed HOLOTYPE, Lasiopleura taylori MALL., (ex. MALL. Colln 1954), det Sabrosky; HOLOTPYE Lasiopleura taylori ; SPHTM Coll."; Deposited in the AMRI.

Taxonomic notes.

This species has a dark brown body and largely testaceous head and legs, largely covered in pruinosity, superficially similar to A. pruinosa , but can be distinguished from that species based on its brownish antennae (which is fully yellow in A. pruinosa ; see Fig. 19A ) and its overall darker color (Fig. 22A-C ). It was described based on male specimen and is only known from the type locality. Female morphology unknown. This species does not have any immediately distinctive diagnosable character sets but can be identified based on the provided key. Chaetotaxy as observed: 2 vibrissae; 3 strong slightly inclinate interfrontal setae; 2 postpronotal setae; 2 scapular setae; 1+1 notopleural setae; short weak reclinate biseriate acrostichal row; 1+3 dorsocentral setae; katepisternal seta missing/indistinct. Original description in Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 19. Parahippelates seticauda Malloch holotype ♂, (synonym of Apotropina pruinosa; K 359230) A habitus, lateral view B habitus, dorsal view C head, anterior view D specimen labels.

Figure 22. Apotropina taylori (Malloch) holotype ♂ (K 359231) A habitus, lateral view B habitus, dorsal view C head, anterior view D specimen labels.