Pontomyia cottoni, WOMERSLEY, 1937

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PONTOMYIA COTTONI WOMERSLEY, 1937

* Australia: Reevesby Island , Spencer Gulf, Southern Australia, 34°30 ′ S, 136°30 ′ E, males only ( Womersley, 1937) .

Australia: Gunamatta Bay, New South Wales, 34°04 ′ S, 151°09 ′ E, males only ( Marks, 1971); Alexandra Headland, Queensland, 26°40 ′ S, 153°07 ′ E, males only ( Marks, 1971); Magnetic Island, Queensland, 19°15 ′ S, 146°45 ′ E, males and females ( Cheng & Hashimoto, 1978); Point Leo, Victoria, 38°25 ′ S, 145°04 ′ E, males only ( Hashimoto, 1973); sandy area at Leschenault Inlet, Bunbury, Western Australia, 33°19 ′ S, 115°38 ′ E, males only ( Ashe, Murray & Reiss, 1987); Hopetoun, Western Australia, 33°57 ′ S, 120°07 ′ E, males only ( Hashimoto, 1973); hypersaline water (12.1 g L- 1 salinity) at Peel Inlet, Mandurah, West Australia, 32°32 ′ S, 115°43 ′ E ( Ashe et al., 1987).