A revision of the Australian genus Pleuroseta Richards (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)

Authors

  • Gregory K. Kuwahara University of Guelph Insect Collection and Insect Systematics Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-2672
  • Stephen A. Marshall University of Guelph Insect Collection and Insect Systematics Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-9718

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.910.2361

Keywords:

Sphaeroceridae, Pleuroseta, Australia, taxonomy, new species

Abstract

The Australian genus Pleuroseta Richards, 1973 is revised, including P. wentworthi (Richards, 1973) and three new species: P. ingens sp. nov. (Queensland), P. monteithi sp. nov. (Queensland) and P. occidentalis sp. nov. (Western Australia). Leptocera (Biroina) dorrigonis Richards, 1973 is treated as a new junior synonym of Pleuroseta wentworthi.

References

Kuwahara G.K. & Marshall S.A. 2022. A revision of the Australian species of Howickia Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae). Zootaxa 5192 (1): 1–152. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5192.1.1

Marshall S.A. 1989. 96. Family Sphaeroceridae. In: Evenhuis N.L. (ed.) Catalog of Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanic Regions: 601–607. Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill, Honolulu.

Richards O.W. 1973. The Sphaeroceridae (= Borboridae or Cypselidae; Diptera Cyclorrhapha) of the Australasian region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22: 297–401.

Roháček J., Marshall S.A., Norrbom A.L., Buck M., Quiros D.I. & Smith I. 2001. World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae. Slezské zemské Museum, Opava.

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Published

2023-12-07

How to Cite

Kuwahara, G. K., & Marshall, S. A. (2023). A revision of the Australian genus Pleuroseta Richards (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 910(1), 69–97. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.910.2361

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