Eclimus laniger Cresson, 1919: 182 Eclimus leechi Hall, 1954 b: 147 Hall (1969: 40) Thevenetimyia lanigera (Cresson, 1919) Hall, 1969: 40 Eclimus leechi Hall, 1954 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Ptilinus A Review of the Australian Species of Thevenetimyia Bigot, 1875 (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Eclimini), with Description of Four New Species and the Pupal Case of T. longipalpis (Hardy) Li, Xuankun Rodrigues, Paula Fernanda Motta Lamas, Carlos José Einicker Yeates, David K. Records of the Australian Museum 2018 2018-05-30 70 3 331 375 8FF8D (Cresson, 1919) Hall 1954 Cresson 1919 [231,728,1760,1787] Insecta Bombyliidae Thevenetimyia Animalia Diptera 40 371 Arthropoda species lanigera   Fig. 30    Eclimus lanigerCresson, 1919: 182. Type-locality: USA( California); holotypein ANSP.    Eclimus leechi Hall, 1954b: 147. Type-locality: USA( California); holotypein CAS; new synoymy given by  Hall (1969: 40).    Thevenetimyia lanigera(Cresson, 1919).–  Hall, 1969: 40.  Specimens examined.  USA, 1♀pupal case, California, Los Gatos, 31 May 1918, reared, BPBM; 4 pupal cases, California, 1917, BPBM; holotypeUSA, of the “  Eclimus leechi Hall, 1954” ♀, pupal case, California, Marin Co., Mill Valley, 1 Jul 1951, H. B. Leech, emerged from  Ceanothus thyrsiflorusheavily infested by  Ptilinus(CAS type no. 6347).   Redescription. Pupal case. Length: 8.0– 10.6 mm. Head width: 1.4–1.5 mm. Thorax width: 1.6–2.0 mm. Abdominal width: 1.6–2.0 mm, tapering to 0.4–0.5 mmat width of anal segment. Coloration. predominantly pale yellow, spines dark brown to black. Head. Armed with 6 pairs of cephalic spines. One anterior antennal processes (aap) present, aap strong with a small anterodorsal spine ( Figs 30g, h), base area of anterodorsal spine with one dorsal long hair, base area of aap with one lateral long hair. Two posterior antennal processes (pap) present, one large anterior pap with lateral small raise from basal area, one small anteroventral pap with ventral lobe ( Figs 30g, h). One lateral facial spine (lfsp) present, one median facial hair (mfha) present, one frontal spine (fsp) present. Labral sheath (lsh) short, slightly rugose laterally. Proboscidal sheath (prsh) short, slightly longer than lsh, smooth. Maxillary sheath (msh) smooth, extending 0.8 length of prsh. Palpal sheath (pash) smooth, extending 0.8 length of lsh ( Figs 30c, d). Thorax. Mostly smooth, one small and weak posterior mesothoracic callosity (pmc) present, without other spines or setae. Wing sheath (wsh) and base half of leg sheaths (lesh) smooth, apex half of lesh rugose ( Fig. 30d). Fore leg sheath (lesh 1) not exceeding apex of wing sheath, mid leg heath (lesh 2) reaching abdominal segment 4, hind leg sheath (lesh 3) reaching abdominal segment 6. Abdomen. Eight abdominal segments visible, segments 8 and 9 fused ( Fig. 30b). Abdominal tergites 1 and 7 with small short spines, with short setae in the middle. Abdominal tergites 1 to 6 with well-developed chitinous rods with posterior apex raised as spines, and with short setae in the middle ( Fig. 30e). Abdominal pleurae 2 to 7 each with a transverse row of short setae. Sternites 6 and 7 with a transverse row of setae on posterior half. Anal segment rugose, one dorsal rugose plate present ( Fig. 30i), one ventral small spine present ( Fig. 30j). Dorsal posterolateral process (dpp) large and slightly incurved, ventral posterolateral process (vpp) vestigial, tuberculate ( Fig. 30j).   Remarks.  T. lanigerais similar to  T. longipalpis, but differs by having a short lsh and prsh; and a less armed aap and pap. Both are similar to Hull’s drawing of a  Thevenetimyiapupa (1973). The only pupae described from the tribe Ecliminiwere  Thevenetimyia lanigera(Cresson, 1919) ( Hall, 1954)and  Lepidophora culiciformisWalker (Lamas & Lopes, 2004). The pupae of  Lepidophorais similar to  Thevenetimyia, but differs as follows: mfha located further from middle; spines on dorsal of abdominal segment 8+9 stronger; aap and pap shorter; legs short. The characters shared by  Lepidophoraand  Thevenetimyiaare: hairs short; dpp small and blunt; vpp vestigial; pap small. Bombyliidaepupae do exhibit considerable variation and future, more extensive, comparative studies will reveal the taxonomic and phylogenetic utility of pupal characters.