Protaxymyia thuja

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Axymyiomorpha
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: Axymyiomorpha

Familia: Axymyiidae
Genus: Protaxymyia
Species: Protaxymyia thuja

Name

Protaxymyia thuja Fitzgerald & Wood, 2014: 103

Holotype: OSAC #0000770501. male ♂ (with pupal exuvia on same pin). USA: OREGON: Lane Co., Willamette National Forest, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, creek; Rd. 1506 (Lookout Crk. Rd.), 8.9 miles E. 1506/Rd. 15 jct., ex. wet Red Cedar, 44°10’N. 122°15’W., pupa collected 17 Oct. 1999, emerged 22 Nov. 1999, S. Fitzgerald, T. Sohns.

Paratypes (pinned): USA: OREGON: Lane Co., Andrews Experimental Forest, 11 miles NE Blue River, W.S. 10., 8 Nov. 1976, B. Gilmour, 1 ♂ (OSAC #0000529781); same except, J.D. Lattin, 1 ♂ (OSAC #0000529780); Benton Co., Mary’s Peak, N Fk Rock Creek jct Rd 2005, pupa ex. wet Red Cedar, 44°31.663’N 123°32.743’W, 8 Nov. 1999, S. Fitzgerald, 2 ♂ with pupal exuviae (1 SFC, 1 CNCI); same except, pupa collected 8 Nov. 1999, emerged 9 Dec. 1999, S. Fitzgerald, 1 ♂ with pupal exuviae (OSAC #0000770503); Benton Co., Mary’s Peak, N Fk Rock Creek jct. Rd. 2005, pupa ex. wet Red Cedar, 44°31.663’N 123°32.743’W, 15 Nov., S. Fitzgerald, D.M. Wood, 1 ♀ with pupal exuviae (CNCI); Benton Co., Mary’s Peak, N Fk Rock Creek jct. Rd. 2005, pupa ex. wet wood, 18 Nov 2013, emerged 30 Nov 2013, 44°31.663’N 123°32.743’W, S. Fitzgerald, 1 ♀ with pupal exuviae (SFC). WASHINGTON: Mount Rainier National Park, EAL#21-2, Westside Road, 0.2 mi. (0.3 km.) NE of Entrance Road, 6.5 mi. (10.44 km.) E Ashford, UTM: 10Z, 584380E, 5177080N, Elev., 2170 ft. (661 m.), 19 Nov. 1995, E.A. Lisowski, 1 ♀ (CASC).

Type locality: USA: OREGON: Lane Co., Willamette National Forest, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, creek; Rd. 1506 (Lookout Crk. Rd.), 8.9 miles E. 1506/Rd. 15 jct.

References

Primary references

Fitzgerald, S.J. & Wood, D.M. 2014. A new species of Axymyiidae (Diptera) from western North America and a key to the Nearctic species. Zootaxa 3857(1): 101–113. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.1.4 . Reference page.