Taxonomic revision of Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón: reassignment of Austrosimulium colboi and description of P. obcidens n. sp. from Western Australia

The hitherto monotypic South American genus Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón is revised to accommodate two Australian species: Austrosimulium colboi Davies & Györkös and Paraustrosimulium obcidens n. sp. The generic diagnosis is updated and the eastern Australian species Paraustrosim...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4337; no. 4; p. 451
Main Authors Craig, Douglas A, Moulton, John K, Currie, Douglas C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 20.10.2017
Subjects
Animals
Australia
Male
Simuliidae
Western Australia
Diptera, Australia, South America, Gondwana, Diptera, Simuliidae, Austrosimulium, Paraustrosimulium, Cnesiamima
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Summary:The hitherto monotypic South American genus Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón is revised to accommodate two Australian species: Austrosimulium colboi Davies & Györkös and Paraustrosimulium obcidens n. sp. The generic diagnosis is updated and the eastern Australian species Paraustrosimulium colboi (Davies & Györkös) n. stat. is re-described, including the male for the first time. The Western, Australian sister species of P. colbo, namely P. obcidens Craig, Moulton Currie n. sp. is also fully described. The relationship of Paraustrosimulium to other simuliid genera is discussed, as are aspects of historical biogeography.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4337.4.1