Apotropina australis (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 australis (Malloch, 1924)

Fig. 7A-E

Ephydroscinis australis Malloch, 1924: 331.

Type locality and distribution.

Australia: New South Wales (Woy Woy).

Examined material.

Holotype ♂ Label transcription: "Australian Museum, K 359224; WoyWoy, 2.Sept. '23, Mackerras; HOLOTYPE, Ephydroscinis australis Mall.; Ephydroscinis australis Type, Det. J R Malloch; SPHTM Coll."; 33°29'10"S, 151°19'24"E. Deposited in the AMRI.

Taxonomic notes.

This distinctive species is dark colored with whitish tomentosity. It was described from a male (holotype; Fig. 7A-C ) and female specimen from the type locality and is noted for the male’s sexually dimorphic geniculate arista; female has normal bare arista (Fig. 7E ). Chaetotaxy as observed: no vibrissae; 5 or 6 weak proclinate interfrontal setae; 2 postpronotal setae; 1+1 notopleural setae; weak biseriate acrostichal row; 1+3 dorsocentral setae; katepisternal seta missing/indistinct. Original description in Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 7. Apotropina australis (Malloch) holotype ♂ (K 359224) & femal. A holotype ♂ habitus, lateral view B holotype ♂ habitus, dorsal view C holotype ♂ head, anterior view D holotype ♂ specimen labels E ♀ antennae, illustration adapted from Malloch, 1924: 332.