Austrosimulium alveolatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Simuliidae
Subfamilia: Simuliinae
Tribus: Simuliini
Genus: Austrosimulium
Subgenus: Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium)
Species: Austrosimulium alveolatum

Name

• Austrosimulium alveolatum Dumbleton, 1973
  • Authority for current placement: Craig, Craig & Crosby, 2012: 117 ('new status')
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Austrosimulium alveolatum
  • Original genus: Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
  • Original status: valid subspecies of Austrosimulium laticorne Tonnoir, 1925
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'cocoon'
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'Entomology Division, DSIR, Nelson'
  • Type locality: 'Porters Pass Stm, 920m'
  • ZooBank

References

Primary references

• Dumbleton, L.J. 1973(1972). The genus Austrosimulium Tonnoir (Diptera: Simuliidae) with particular reference to the New Zealand fauna. New Zealand Journal of Science 15(4): 480–584. BUGZ Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 522, and figs. 6, 84-88]

Additional references

• Craig, D.A., Craig, R.E.G. & Crosby, T.K. 2012. Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (68). 366pp. ISBN 978-0-478-34734-0 (print), ISBN 978-0-478-34735-7 (online). Online. Reference page.  [see p. 117, and Figures: female, 27, 53, 73, 93, 111; male,16, 18, 129; pupa and cocoon, 146, 163, 181, 205, 220, 241, 258, 271, 289; larva, 308, 325, 354, 370, 387, 406, 423, 440; habitat, 459, 460; Map 2]