Paradoxa fusca

Taxonavigation

Paradoxa fusca (male)

Taxonavigation: Sciaroidea

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: Bibionomorpha Superfamilia: Sciaroidea

Familia: Mycetophilidae
Subfamilia: Sciophilinae
Tribus: Leiini
Genus: Paradoxa
Species: Paradoxa fusca

Name

• Paradoxa fusca Marshall, 1896 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Paradoxa Marshall, 1896
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('I have only one specimen, ...')
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository:
  • Type locality: 'Lincoln College'

References

• Harrison, R.A. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Diptera. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 304–324. full article on BUGZ. Reference page.  [p. 308, newly reported from Campbell Island]
• Harrison, R.A. 1976. The Arthropoda of the southern islands of New Zealand (9) Diptera. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6(2): 107–152. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1976.10421469 . Reference page.  [p. 115, newly reported from Auckland Islands]
• Jaschhof, M. 2006. Even more paradoxical: Paradoxa paradoxa sp. n. (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from South Africa, closest relative of the New Zealand Paradoxa fusca Marshall. African Invertebrates 47: 229–235. hdl: 10520/EJC84560 . Reference page. 
• Jaschhof, M. & Kallweit, U. 2009. The Cycloneura Marshall group of genera in New Zealand (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Leiini). Zootaxa 2090: 1–39. Reference page. 
• Marshall, P. 1895[1896]: New Zealand Diptera: No. 2.—Mycetophilidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 250–309. Online. Reference page. 
• Tonnoir, A.L. & Edwards, F.W. 1927. New Zealand fungus gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 747–878, plates 58–80. Full text and PDF. Reference page. 
• Davies, T.H. 1988. List of Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae (Diptera) collected in Hawkes Bay. New Zealand entomologist, 11: 12–14. BUGZ.
• Gressitt, J.L. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Summary. Pacific insects monograph 7: 531–600. BUGZ,
• Macfarlane, R.P., Maddison, P.A., Andrew, I.G., Berry, J.A., Johns, P.M., Hoare, R.J.B., Larivière, M.-C., Greenslade, P., Henderson, R.C., Smithers, C.N., Palma, R.L., Ward, J.B., Pilgrim, R.L.C., Towns, D.R., McLellan, I., Teulon, D.A.J., Hitchings, T.R., Eastop, V.F., Martin, N.A., Fletcher, M.J., Stufkens, M.A.W., Dale, P.J., Burckhardt, D., Buckley, T.R. & Trewick, S.A. 2010. Phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233–467 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page.  PDF. Reference page. 
• Miller, D. 1950: Catalogue of the Diptera of the New Zealand Sub-region. Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Zealand bulletin, (100 ) [Entomological Research Station publication, (5 )] BUGZ