Medinodexia morgani ( Hardy, 1934 )

Tachi, Takuji & Huang, Yu-Zen, 2019, A new species of Medinodexia Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Japan, with a discussion on phylogenetic implications of the female postabdomen in Blondeliini, Zootaxa 4638 (4), pp. 584-594 : 592

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.8
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scientific name	Medinodexia morgani ( Hardy, 1934 )
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Medinodexia morgani ( Hardy, 1934) View in CoL

Zosteromyia morgani Hardy, 1934: 37 View in CoL . Lectotype ³ [by designation of Crosskey (1973: 164); New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Rydalmere]. Type locality: Australia: New South Wales, Biniguy.

Diagnosis. Abdomen largely brown ( Hardy 1934).

Distribution. Australia, Sri Lanka.

Known hosts. Aulacophora hilaris (Boisduval) ( Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae ). The types (three males) of this species were reared from this host ( Hardy 1934).

Remarks. Specimens of this species were not available for study. However, based on the original description, it can be distinguished from the other species of Medinodexia by the largely brown abdomen.