Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2008, New Species of Austrothaumalea Tonnoir from Australia (Diptera: Thaumaleidae), Records of the Australian Museum 60 (1), pp. 1-12 : 7

Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger

Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986: 301 .

Material examined. New South Wales: 4 ??, Blue Mtns NP, Blackheath, Grose Gorge, Govetts Ck, 1,25. xii.1993 ( CNC) ; 3 ??, 7 !!, Blue Mtns NP, Grand Canyon, rainfor. stream, 25.xii.1993 ( AMS) ; 8 ??, Blue Mtns NP, Mt. Wilson , Waterfall Ck, 13.xii.1998 ( ANIC) ; 1?, Blue Mtns NP, Popes Glen, 31.x.1994 ( AMS) ; 2 ??, Blue Mtns NP, Valley of the Waters below Vera Falls , 320 m, 9.iv.1995 ( ANIC) ; 7 ??, 8 !! (incl. 2 ?? reared from pupae), Sydney, Edgecliff, Trumper Pk , cliff seepage, 14.xi.1993 ( CNC) ; 8 ??, 6 !!, same locality, 9.xi.1994 ( AMS) ; 18 ??, 5 !!, Sydney, Kirribilli , roadcut seep, 5.xi.1993 ( AMS, ANIC) ; 1?, 1!, Sydney, Mosman, Ashton Pk , stream, 31.x.1993 ( AMS) ; 1?, Wentworth Falls, Jamison Ck /seeps, 10.xi.1993 ( ANIC) ; 8 ??, 1!, Wentworth Falls, Valley of the Waters , cascading ck, 3.i., 23.x.1994, 9.iv.1995 ( AMS) . Queensland: 1?, Bunya Mtns NP, Paradise Falls , 8.x.2002 ( ZFMK) . Victoria: 4 ??,1!, Mt. Buffalo NP, Eurobin Ck, 400 m, 30.xi.1994 ( CNC) ; 1?, Errinundra Plateau, Gap Rd, Result Ck Falls , 6–7.xii.1994 ( AMS) .

Distribution. The species ranges from Tasmania to south of Townsville, Queensland.

Remarks. The larva and pupa of this species were described by Sinclair (2000). The gonocoxal plate bears a crown of minute denticles along the ventral margin, directed anteriorly. These denticles are not shown in Theischinger (1986, fig. 31).