Review of Australian Sarginae Soldier Fly Genera (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), with First Records of Cephalochrysa, Formosargus and Microchrysa
Author
Lessard, Bryan D.
Australian National Insect Collection, National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Author
Yeates, David K.
Australian National Insect Collection, National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Author
Woodley, Norman E.
Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, c / o 8920 S Bryerly Ct., Hereford, AZ 85615, United States of America
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journal article
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Genus
Formosargus
James, 1939
Fig. 4
Formosargus
James, 1939: 35
.
Type
species
Formosargus kerteszi
James, 1939
[DEI], by monotypy. See
Woodley (2001: 190)
for full list of synonymy.
Diagnosis
. Small (length
5–7 mm
), yellowish brown species, similar to
Ptecticus
, but distinguished by the: frons wide and almost parallel in females; face slightly anteroventrally produced to form a small beak-like protuberance that is visible in profile; scutum with a distinct black medial stripe; wings with vein
M
1
and
M
3
extremely weak and nearly unpigmented between cells
br
and
bm
;
M
1
and
M
3
very weakly developed;
M
4
issued from discal cell (i.e.
dM
3+4
absent); alula reduced, almost linear; and lower calypter linear, without projecting process.
Remarks
. Regarding the New Guinean fauna,
Chrysochlora lineata
de
Meijere, 1913
, is congeneric with
Formosargus
, sharing the characters noted above in the diagnosis. Therefore, we propose moving the species into the latter genus, to become
Formosargus lineata
(de
Meijere, 1913
)
new combination
.
Distribution
. Northern
Queensland
,
new distribution
record (
Fig. 2
).