Tasmanian Phoridae (Diptera) and some additional Australasian species Author DISNEY, R. H. L. text Journal of Natural History 2003 2003-03-31 37 5 505 639 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930110096564 journal article 10.1080/00222930110096564 1464-5262 5273495 Paraphiura australis Beyer, 1966 (figures 58–60A) This species was described from a single male from Ridgeway, Tasmania , collected 3 September 1916 . Despite Beyer’s statement that this holotype is in the ‘National Museum of Victoria , Melbourne’ it seems that he failed to return it to Melbourne and its current whereabouts is unknown . Material Male , Tasmania , Fern Tree , Grays Road , 147°15∞E, 42°57∞S (grid ref. 203474), 540 m altitude, 5 August 2000 ( R . H. L. Disney —25-41) .