Psychoda acutipennis

Psychoda acutipennis♀

Psychoda acutipennis♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Psychodomorpha

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: Psychodomorpha

Familia: Psychodidae
Subfamilia: Psychodinae
Tribus: Psychodini
Genus: Psychoda
Species: Psychoda acutipennis

Name

Psychoda acutipennis Tonnoir, 1920

• • Authority for placement: original
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'BOUNTY ISLAND (E. de la Nouvelle Zélande)'
  • ZooBank: 4C77930F-EE54-4B41-A9C1-4D6C6A65FF1E

Combinations

• Quatiella acutipennis

References

Primary references

• Tonnoir, A. 1920. Contribution a l'étude des Psychodidae. Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 60: 149-157. [in French] BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Duckhouse, D.A. 1971. Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Diptera: Psychodidae. Pacific Insects Monograph 27: 317–325. full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Harrison, R.A. 1953: Diptera of the Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand. New Zealand science review, 11: 78–80. BUGZ
• Quate, L.W. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Diptera: Psychodidae. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 280–288. full article on BUGZ Reference page.  [see p. 284, 'the ♀ of acutipennis is unknown', but females were included in the original description!]
• Satchell, G.H. 1950: On Psychoda acutipennis Tonnoir, a semi-apterous, island-living species. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 19(3-4): 42-46. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1950.tb00923.x Reference page. 
• Vaillant, F. 1982: Quelques précisions au sujet de cinq genres de Psychodidae Psychodinae (Diptères). Travaux du Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et de Pisciculture de l’Université de Grenoble, 74: 211–217. [not seen]
• Williams, G.R. 1982: Species - area and similar relationships of insects and vascular plants on the southern out lying islands of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of ecology, 5: 86–96. BUGZ

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