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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Genus
Cephalochrysa
Kertész, 1912
Fig. 3
Cephalochrysa
Kertész, 1912: 99
.
Type
species
Sargus hovas
Bigot, 1859
, by original designation. See
Woodley (2001: 186)
for full synonymy.
Diagnosis
. Moderately sized (length
7 mm
), metallic purplish blue flies, with the occiput well-developed dorsally in females, and ocelli in the form of an equilateral triangle. Regarding the Australian fauna, it is most similar to
Microchrysa
,
but can be distinguished by the: larger size; head dorsoventrally compressed in anterior view, about 0.6 times as high as wide; lower frons with a distinct triangular callus diverging ventrally towards base of antennae; basal complex of antennal flagellum somewhat large; and more strongly developed veins
M
2
,
M
3
, and
M
4
.
Distribution
. Bathurst Island, NT,
new distribution
(
Fig. 2
).
Remarks
.
Sargus gselli
Hill, 1919
is congeneric with
Cephalochrysa
, sharing the following: head being much wider than high, ocelli forming an equilateral triangle and occiput without a posteriorly projecting fringe of hair-like setae. The general appearance of
S. gselli
is extremely similar to other species of
Cephalochrysa
known from Pacific islands, as well as the
type
species. Therefore, we transfer this species from its previous position in
Sargus
to become
Cephalochrysa gselli
(
Hill, 1919
)
comb. nov.
, the first record of
Cephalochrysa
from
Australia
.
Catalogue of Australian species
Genus
Cephalochrysa
Kertész, 1912
gselli
(
Hill, 1919
)
comb. nov.
NT.
Sargus gselli
Hill, 1919: 459
. HT
♀
[SAMA 29- 003393; missing right wing;
Fig. 3
]: NT, Bathurst Island. The whereabouts of this specimen was previously unknown (
Woodley, 2001: 224
).