Apotropina albiseta (Malloch, 1924)

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 albiseta (Malloch, 1924)

Fig. 5A-E

Parahippelates albiseta Malloch, 1924: 330.

Type locality and distribution.

Australia: Queensland (Eidsvold; Draper).

Examined material.

Holotype ♂ Label transcription: "Australian Museum, K 584429; Bancroft, Eidsvold Q., 19.8'23; K50096 ; Parahippelates albiseta Type, Det. J R Malloch "; 25°22'14"S, 151°7'21"E. Deposited in the AMRI.

Taxonomic notes.

This is a testaceous species with distinctive white pubescent arista (Fig. 5C ). It was described based on a syntype series in AMRI of four specimens with accession code K50096. The specimens are now separated, and we designate one male holotype (K 584429, imaged), and three paratypes (K 584430, male; K 584431, female; K 584432, female). An iNaturalist observation ( Sarna 2020) further shows a female specimen in situ from Draper, Queensland (Fig. 5E ). Chaetotaxy as observed: 2 vibrissae; 3 strong inclinate interfrontal setae; 2 postpronotal setae; 2 scapular setae; 1+1 notopleural setae; strong biseriate divergent acrostichal row; 1+3 dorsocentral setae; 1+2 supra-alar setae; postalar and intrapostalar setae present; katepisternal seta missing/indistinct. Original description and images of all type specimen labels in Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 5. Apotropina albiseta (Malloch) holotype ♂ (K 584429) and live specimen ♀ A holotype ♂ habitus, lateral view B holotype ♂ habitus, dorsal view C holotype ♂ head, anterior view D holotype ♂ specimen labels E ♀ live specimen, iNaturalist observation (Sarna 2020).