Australian Museum Journal A new genus and species of the subfamily Tachiniscinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Australia
- Shortform:
- Korneyev, 2012. Rec. Aust. Mus. 64(3): 159–166
- Author(s):
- Korneyev, Valery A.
- Year published:
- 2012
- Title:
- A new genus and species of the subfamily Tachiniscinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Australia
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 159
- End page:
- 166
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.64.2012.1593
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 12 December 2012
- Cover date:
- 12 December 2012
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- INSECTA: DIPTERA; TAXONOMY; BIOGEOGRAPHY
- Digitized:
- 12 December 2012
- Available online:
- 12 December 2012
- Reference number:
- 1593
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (183kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (4700kb PDF)
Abstract
A parasitic fly Aliasutra australica new genus and species is described, and the subfamily Tachiniscinae is recorded from Australia for the first time. The new species superficially resembles pyrgotid flies by lacking frontal setae and wing pattern, and by having numerous proepisternal setae and brownish yellow body. It possesses a unique structure of female terminalia, which is a synapomorphy of the Tachiniscinae, and the incomplete costal vein, long tubular phallus and elongate spermathecae, which are considered synapomorphies of the tribe Tachiniscini, and is placed in that tribe.