Beach Flies (Diptera: Tethinidae: Tethininae) From Australia and Papua New Guinea, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Ten New Species Author Munari, L. text Records of the Australian Museum 2004 56 1 29 56 journal article 2201-4349 Dasyrhicnoessa tripunctata Sasakawa, 1974 Mathis & Munari, 1996: 12 ; Munari, 2002: 548, 550. Material examined . Australia , Queensland : Gladstone , mangroves, 19.xii.1961 , D.K. McAlpine , 1♀ . Papua New Guinea , Oro Bay , Northern Dist. , 9.xii.1972 , G.A. Holloway , 2♀♀ ; Port Moresby , mangroves, 25.x.1963 , D.K. McAlpine , 13 1♀ . Distribution . Australasian/Oceanian: Australia (QLD) [ new distribution ], Caroline Islands ( Kosrae , Palau , Pohnpei), Mariana Islands ( Guam ), Papua New Guinea [ new distribution ]. Oriental: Japan (Ryukyus), Malaysia ( Sabah , Sarawak ), Philippines (Culion, Palawan ). Remarks . With its characteristically patterned abdomen (see key), Dasyrhicnoessa tripunctata is the most easily distinguishable species among all congeners.