The Limoniinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) of Australia : III. The genus Gynoplistia Macquart

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1993

106 S.

160 Abb., 36 Lit. Ang.

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10627

104670

The Australian species of Gynoplistia MACQUART, including the subgenera Cerozodia MACQUART, Gynoplistia MACQUART and Xenolimnophila ALEXANDER, are reviewed. Gynoplistia annulata MACQUART is designated the type species of Gynoplistia MACQUART. Fifty-one taxa of the species group are described as new. Descriptive information on the hitherto undescribed sex is presented for 18 taxa (5 8, 13 9). Lectotypes are designated for Gynoplistia apicalis WALKER, Gynoplistia bimaculata SKUSE, Gynoplistia flavipennis SKUSE, Gynoplistes nervosa WESTWOOD, Gynoplistia obsciirivena SKUSE and Gynoplistia westwoodi SKUSE. There are several changes in taxonomic rank and a number of changes and additions to synonymy. Diagnostic characters and distributional data are presented for all taxa of the species group. Gynoplistia s. str. is subdivided into 19 supposedly monophyletic species groups, four of which are, at least in Australia, at this stage monotypic.