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<treatment id="03E487B3FFD63923FF0FEE9AFC2CFB4F" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5629128" ID-GBIF-Taxon="117939482" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5629128" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E487B3FFD63923FF0FEE9AFC2CFB4F" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487B3FFD63923FF0FEE9AFC2CFB4F" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="579" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF0FEE9AFE41FF15" bold="true" box="[151,398,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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Metridius
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD63927FE8BEE9AFE41FF15" box="[275,398,151,177]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">robertsoni</taxonomicName>
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nov. sp.
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<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF0FEEB7FED6FF77" blockId="3.[151,500,151,211]" box="[151,281,186,211]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FF07EEB7FEDFFF77" box="[159,272,186,211]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStart-1="FIGURES 9 – 15" captionStart-2="FIGURES 16 – 21" captionStartId-0="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionStartId-1="5.[151,264,1942,1965]" captionStartId-2="6.[151,264,1665,1688]" captionTargetBox-0="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetBox-1="[187,1351,193,1885]" captionTargetBox-2="[165,1436,207,1620]" captionTargetId-0="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetId-1="figure@5.[187,1351,193,1905]" captionTargetId-2="figure@6.[151,1436,165,1644]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="5" captionTargetPageId-2="6" captionText-0="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." captionText-1="FIGURES 9 – 15. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., female paratypes. (9). Head, lateral view. (10). Head, frontal view. (11). Lateral habitus. (12). Dorsal habitus. (13). Terminalia, dorsal view. (14). Terminalia, lateral view. (15). Terminalia, ventral view. Abbreviations: ce, cercus; st, sternite; tg, tergite. Scale bar, 0.2 mm." captionText-2="FIGURES 16 – 21. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., larva. (16). Head and thoracic segment 1, dorsal view. (17). Abdominal segment 3, dorsal view. (18). Anal segment, dorsal view. (19). Head and thoracic segment 1, ventral view. (20). Sternites 5 and 6, ventral view. (21). Anal segment, ventral view. Abbreviations: pdl, primary dorsolateral seta; pvl, primary ventrolateral seta; spa, sternal patch; st, sternite; sdl, secondary dorsolateral seta; svl, secondary ventrolateral seta. Scale bar, 1.0 mm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/266436/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/266437/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 1–21</figureCitation>
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)
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF0FEF0FFEDEFEBF" bold="true" box="[151,273,258,283]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FE81EF0EFDCEFEBF" box="[281,513,259,283]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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Metridius
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD63927FE15EF0EFDCEFEBF" box="[397,513,259,283]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">robertsoni</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FD91EF0FFDACFEBF" bold="true" box="[521,611,258,283]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">nov. sp.</emphasis>
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can be distinguished by having the vertex raised well above the eyes, an apparently unsegmented antennal flagellum (flagellomere 1 sometimes present) and the absence of the discal median cell.
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<subSubSection id="C357652EFFD63927FF5FEF63FDDBFDB3" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FEF63FDDBFDB3" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEF63FDA4FE23" bold="true" box="[199,619,366,391]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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Material examined.
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<typeStatus id="54F68807FFD63927FE54EF63FDA4FE23" box="[460,619,366,391]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="holotype">HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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♂,
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7635FFD63927FD33EF62FC83FE23" box="[683,844,367,391]" name="Australia" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">AUSTRALIA</collectingCountry>
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,
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FCFAEF63FC20FE23" bold="true" box="[866,1007,366,391]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Queensland</emphasis>
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, Carmila, collected sugarcane soil
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FF0FEF9EFEC7FE0F" box="[151,264,403,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1983-05-30">30.v.1983</date>
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, emerged
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FEE6EF9FFE37FE0F" box="[382,504,402,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1983-06-14">14.vi.1983</date>
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, L.N. Robertson (QM).
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FC97EF9FFC7CFE0F" bold="true" box="[783,947,402,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">PARATYPES</emphasis>
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</typeStatus>
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:
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FC5CEF9FFB96FE0F" bold="true" box="[964,1113,402,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Queensland.</emphasis>
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD63927FBFAEF9EFB5FFE0E" box="[1122,1168,403,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="generic">1 ♂</specimenCount>
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, same data as
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<typeStatus id="54F68807FFD63927FAA2EF9FFA53FE0F" box="[1338,1436,402,427]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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except collected
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FEC3EFBBFE08FE6A" box="[347,455,438,462]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1982-06-08">8.vi.1982</date>
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, emerged
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FDDAEFBBFD75FE6A" box="[578,698,438,462]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1982-06-12">12.vi.1982</date>
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(QM);
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD63927FC8FEFBBFC9AFE6A" box="[791,853,438,462]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="generic">26 ♂</specimenCount>
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, 24 ♀, same data as
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<typeStatus id="54F68807FFD63927FBCCEFBBFB79FE6A" box="[1108,1206,438,462]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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except emerged
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FA18EFBAFEC1FE57" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1983-06-07" valueMax="1983-06-29" valueMin="1983-06-07">7– 29.vi.1983</date>
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(AM, BMNH, QDPI, QM). Non-type material examined.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FC24EFD7FB9FFE57" bold="true" box="[956,1104,474,499]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Queensland.</emphasis>
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD63927FBC3EFD6FB44FE56" box="[1115,1163,475,499]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="generic">1 ♂</specimenCount>
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, same data as
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<typeStatus id="54F68807FFD63927FAA2EFD7FA53FE57" box="[1338,1436,474,499]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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except emerged
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<date id="FFF31065FFD63927FED6EFF3FE09FDB3" box="[334,454,510,535]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" value="1983-06-18">18.vi.1983</date>
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(QM).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C357652EFFD63922FF5FEC2FFBFFF843" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="578" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" type="description">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEC2FFE9EFD9F" bold="true" box="[199,337,546,571]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Description</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FEF8EC2FFE52FD9F" bold="true" box="[352,413,546,571]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Male</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FE35EC2FFDDCFD9F" box="[429,531,546,571]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 1–8</figureCitation>
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). Length (mm): body, 6.2–6.5; thorax, 1.6–1.7; wing, 6.0–6.3. Head (
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FAB0EC2FFA41FD9F" box="[1320,1422,546,571]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 1–2</figureCitation>
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). Transversely broadened; ocellar tubercle black, distinctly raised above vertex. Face and frons yellow brown with long, mostly erect, black setae. Frons visible when viewed laterally. Frontal index 0.5–0.7. Ratio of frons width to head width 1.0:2.5–2.6. Face at narrowest about one-third of head width. Eye height less than head height. Antenna (
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FF07ECBFFF27FD6F" box="[159,232,690,715]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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) brown-black and about twice as long as head height. Antennal scape and pedicel setose, flagellum pruinose, flagellomeres poorly defined; relative lengths of antennal segments 1.8–2.4:1.0:9.5–23.8. Palpus black.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FECF7FEE9FCB7" bold="true" box="[199,294,762,787]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Thorax.</emphasis>
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Mostly deep brown, with scutellum, humeral callus, postalar callus and laterotergite yellowish. Scutum, dorsal anepisternal margin and katepisternum with long fine yellow setae. Legs mostly brownish yellow; hind tibia with yellowish central area; all femora with admixed black and yellow setae; tarsomeres and tibiae with mostly black setae. First tarsomere on all legs as long as or longer than tibia.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FED87FEC1FC07" bold="true" box="[199,270,906,931]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Wing.</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FE86ED87FEABFC07" box="[286,356,906,931]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
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). Hyaline, membrane entirely with microtrichia; vein R1 setulose dorsally along length, R2+3 and R4+5 dorsally setulose distally. R4+5 unbranched. Discal medial cell absent. Halter long, pale yellow. Alula narrow.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEDD5FE8CFC55" bold="true" box="[199,323,984,1009]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Abdomen.</emphasis>
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Brownish with pale yellowish setae.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FD6BEDD5FCB8FC55" bold="true" box="[755,887,984,1009]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Terminalia</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FC1FEDD5FC3FFC55" box="[903,1008,984,1009]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 8" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[171,1383,193,1869]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 8. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 6–8</figureCitation>
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||
). Small, brownish yellow. Cerci onesegmented. Aedeagus single pronged. Gonocoxite medially attenuate distally, extending almost to apex of aedeagus.
|
||
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FEA49FD4CFA91" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEA49FED1FBF9" bold="true" box="[199,286,1092,1117]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Female</emphasis>
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(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FEB6EA49FE6CFBF9" box="[302,419,1092,1117]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 15" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1942,1965]" captionTargetBox="[187,1351,193,1885]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[187,1351,193,1905]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 15. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., female paratypes. (9). Head, lateral view. (10). Head, frontal view. (11). Lateral habitus. (12). Dorsal habitus. (13). Terminalia, dorsal view. (14). Terminalia, lateral view. (15). Terminalia, ventral view. Abbreviations: ce, cercus; st, sternite; tg, tergite. Scale bar, 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266436/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 9–15</figureCitation>
|
||
). As male except as follows. Length (mm): body, 6.4–9.8; thorax, 1.2–1.4.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FB6FEA49FAF8FBF9" bold="true" box="[1271,1335,1092,1117]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Head</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FADEEA49FF79FB24" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 15" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1942,1965]" captionTargetBox="[187,1351,193,1885]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[187,1351,193,1905]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 15. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., female paratypes. (9). Head, lateral view. (10). Head, frontal view. (11). Lateral habitus. (12). Dorsal habitus. (13). Terminalia, dorsal view. (14). Terminalia, lateral view. (15). Terminalia, ventral view. Abbreviations: ce, cercus; st, sternite; tg, tergite. Scale bar, 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266436/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 9– 10</figureCitation>
|
||
). Yellowish; frons at narrowest about two-thirds head width and with short, erect black setae, less dense than in male. Frontal index 0.6–0.7. Ratio of frons width to head width 1.0:1.5–1.7. Eyes with very short, sparse ommatrichia. Antenna slightly longer than head height. Scape, pedicel and flagellum with setae restricted mostly to apex of each; flagellomeres poorly defined; relative lengths of segments 1.4–1.8:1.0:3.9–6.2. Face with long, black, marginal setae, oral tubercle yellow and slightly raised. Vertex with two dorsal calli near ocellar tubercle, extending beyond the upper margin of eyes.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FEB4DFB88FA61" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEB4DFEE9FAFD" bold="true" box="[199,294,1344,1369]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Thorax.</emphasis>
|
||
Yellow-brown. Mesonotum with short, fine, yellow setae. Lateral thoracic pleura absent, except for meropleurite, propleuron and katepisternum which are well defined. Small pit present near where wing base should be and a larger, deep pit above and anterior to katepisternum. Metathoracic and mesothoracic spiracle present. Halter entirely absent. Legs shorter than male and first tarsomere shorter than tibiae.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FEBDDFEB8FA4D" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" box="[199,375,1488,1513]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEBDDFED6FA4D" bold="true" box="[199,281,1488,1513]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Wings.</emphasis>
|
||
Absent.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FEBF9FDAAF964" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FEBF9FE8CF9A9" bold="true" box="[199,323,1524,1549]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Abdomen.</emphasis>
|
||
Brownish with fine, yellow setae. Tergites and sternites separated from thoracic sclerites by narrow membranous band. On dried specimens sternite 1 appears to be divided medially but this is not evident when abdomen is slide mounted.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FE7CE831FDA8F9F1" bold="true" box="[484,615,1596,1621]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Terminalia</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FDE5E831FCCAF9F1" box="[637,773,1596,1621]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 15" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1942,1965]" captionTargetBox="[187,1351,193,1885]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[187,1351,193,1905]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 15. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., female paratypes. (9). Head, lateral view. (10). Head, frontal view. (11). Lateral habitus. (12). Dorsal habitus. (13). Terminalia, dorsal view. (14). Terminalia, lateral view. (15). Terminalia, ventral view. Abbreviations: ce, cercus; st, sternite; tg, tergite. Scale bar, 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266436/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 13–15</figureCitation>
|
||
). Yellow. Ovipositor is not apparent; sternite 8 viewed ventrally is convex and longer than combined length of tergites 8 and 9. Cerci two-segmented and of equal length, the basal segment broad at base and tapering to basal width of segment 2. Genital furca with short posteromedian projections and a large median aperature.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63927FF5FE8C1FDEAF8AC" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FF5FE8C1FEDEF941" bold="true" box="[199,273,1740,1765]" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Larva</emphasis>
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||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13762A20FFD63927FE86E8C1FE50F941" box="[286,415,1740,1765]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 – 21" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1665,1688]" captionTargetBox="[165,1436,207,1620]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,165,1644]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 16 – 21. Metridius robertsoni nov. sp., larva. (16). Head and thoracic segment 1, dorsal view. (17). Abdominal segment 3, dorsal view. (18). Anal segment, dorsal view. (19). Head and thoracic segment 1, ventral view. (20). Sternites 5 and 6, ventral view. (21). Anal segment, ventral view. Abbreviations: pdl, primary dorsolateral seta; pvl, primary ventrolateral seta; spa, sternal patch; st, sternite; sdl, secondary dorsolateral seta; svl, secondary ventrolateral seta. Scale bar, 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266437/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">Figs 16–21</figureCitation>
|
||
) (based on a larva of similar size to a seventh or eighth instar larva of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD63927FB2BE8C0FAFAF940" box="[1203,1333,1740,1764]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Inopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubriceps">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD63927FB2BE8C0FAFAF940" box="[1203,1333,1740,1764]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">I. rubriceps</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Length
|
||
<quantity id="4CB59B40FFD63927FF0FE8FDFF32F8AC" box="[151,253,1776,1800]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.04" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" unit="mm" value="10.4">10.4 mm</quantity>
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||
, maximum width
|
||
<quantity id="4CB59B40FFD63927FE50E8FDFDEEF8AC" box="[456,545,1776,1801]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="3" pageNumber="575" unit="mm" value="2.5">2.5 mm</quantity>
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.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD63922FF5FE919FBFFF843" blockId="3.[151,1437,258,1873]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,1818,2023]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="578" pageId="3" pageNumber="575">
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General colour yellow-brown. Entire body surface bearing rounded, slightly raised cuticular plates. Anterior margin of clypeofrons blunt, slightly rounded. Antenna absent. Anterior prothoracic spiracle set dorsad to lateral margin of segment and not protruding over margin of segment and therefore, not visible when viewed ventrally. Sternal patch on sternite 6 long and narrow, on sternite 5 slightly shorter. Anal segment rounded posteriorly. Pupal respiratory horns very short and visible on segments 1–6.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD33922FC81E96FFC67F8DF" bold="true" box="[793,936,1890,1915]" pageId="6" pageNumber="578">Chaetotaxy.</emphasis>
|
||
All setae on head short and simple. Thoracic and abdominal setae flat with frayed apical margin and arranged in transverse rows. Primary dorsal and primary ventral setae longer than secondary dorsal and secondary ventral setae. Anal segment without marginal fringe of setae and with distinct apical and subapical setae, which are not apically flattened.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DF32662DFFD13920FF0FE97DFCE6F847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266435/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="576" targetBox="[171,1383,193,1850]" targetPageId="4">
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<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD13920FF0FE97DFCE6F847" blockId="4.[151,1436,1904,2019]" pageId="4" pageNumber="576">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD13920FF0FE97DFEF3F822" bold="true" box="[151,316,1904,1927]" pageId="4" pageNumber="576">FIGURES 1–8.</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD13920FEDCE97CFDD9F823" box="[324,534,1905,1927]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="576">
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Metridius
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD13920FE36E97CFDD9F823" box="[430,534,1905,1927]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="576" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">robertsoni</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD13920FD86E97CFDB8F822" bold="true" box="[542,631,1905,1926]" pageId="4" pageNumber="576">nov. sp.,</emphasis>
|
||
male paratypes. (1). Head, lateral view. (2). Head, anterior view. (3). Lateral habitus. (4). Wing. (5). Antenna. (6). Genital capsule, dorsal view with epandrium, proctiger and cerci excluded. (7). Genital capsule, ventral view. (8). Epandrium, proctiger and cerci. Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; ce, cercus; ep, epandrium; gonocx, gonocoxite; gonost, gonostylus; pr, poctiger. Scale bar, 0.25 mm.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF32662DFFD03921FF0FE99BFC8AF84E" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266436/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="577" targetBox="[187,1351,193,1885]" targetPageId="5">
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<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD03921FF0FE99BFC8AF84E" blockId="5.[151,1436,1942,2026]" pageId="5" pageNumber="577">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD03921FF0FE99BFE89F808" bold="true" box="[151,326,1942,1965]" pageId="5" pageNumber="577">FIGURES 9–15.</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD03921FED4E99AFDD2F809" box="[332,541,1943,1965]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="577">
|
||
Metridius
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD03921FE2CE99AFDD2F809" box="[436,541,1943,1965]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="577" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">robertsoni</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD03921FDBAE99AFDB6F808" bold="true" box="[546,633,1943,1964]" pageId="5" pageNumber="577">nov. sp.,</emphasis>
|
||
female paratypes. (9). Head, lateral view. (10). Head, frontal view. (11). Lateral habitus. (12). Dorsal habitus. (13). Terminalia, dorsal view. (14). Terminalia, lateral view. (15). Terminalia, ventral view. Abbreviations: ce, cercus; st, sternite; tg, tergite. Scale bar, 0.2 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF32662DFFD33922FF0FE88CFAEEF957" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266437/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="578" targetBox="[165,1436,207,1620]" targetPageId="6">
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||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD33922FF0FE88CFAEEF957" blockId="6.[151,1436,1665,1779]" pageId="6" pageNumber="578">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD33922FF0FE88CFE98F932" bold="true" box="[151,343,1665,1688]" pageId="6" pageNumber="578">FIGURES 16–21.</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD33922FEF9E88CFDF9F933" box="[353,566,1665,1687]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="578">
|
||
Metridius
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD33922FE55E88CFDF9F933" box="[461,566,1665,1687]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="578" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">robertsoni</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD33922FDD8E88FFD54F933" bold="true" box="[576,667,1666,1687]" pageId="6" pageNumber="578">nov. sp.,</emphasis>
|
||
larva. (16). Head and thoracic segment 1, dorsal view. (17). Abdominal segment 3, dorsal view. (18). Anal segment, dorsal view. (19). Head and thoracic segment 1, ventral view. (20). Sternites 5 and 6, ventral view. (21). Anal segment, ventral view. Abbreviations: pdl, primary dorsolateral seta; pvl, primary ventrolateral seta; spa, sternal patch; st, sternite; sdl, secondary dorsolateral seta; svl, secondary ventrolateral seta. Scale bar, 1.0 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C357652EFFD23923FF5FEE9AFACCFBB6" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEE9AFE1FFE09" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF5FEE9AFE74FF14" bold="true" box="[199,443,151,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Biology and Ecology</emphasis>
|
||
(adapted from Les Robertson's field notes). On
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FC4BEE95FB93FF14" box="[979,1116,152,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1982-06-08">8 June 1982</date>
|
||
, 15 puparia of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FA9BEE94FA53FF14" box="[1283,1436,152,176]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FA9BEE94FA53FF14" box="[1283,1436,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">M. robertsoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF0FEEB1FF3EFF71" bold="true" box="[151,241,188,213]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">nov. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
were collected from soil samples taken under sugarcane. The soil was silty sand from the alluvial terrace of Carmilla Creek at Carmilla, Queensland. Five (
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FD48EEEDFD34FF53" box="[720,763,224,248]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="generic">1 ♂</specimenCount>
|
||
, 4 ♀) adults emerged between
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FBC4EEEDFADFFF5C" box="[1116,1296,224,248]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1982-06-08" valueMax="1982-06-12" valueMin="1982-06-08">8–12 June 1982</date>
|
||
and all died within 4 days of emergence. The following parasites also emerged: 1
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FBB4EF09FB64FEB8" box="[1068,1195,260,284]" class="Insecta" family="Ichneumonidae" genus="Megastylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FBB4EF09FB64FEB8" box="[1068,1195,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Megastylus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FB62EF09FA56FEB8" box="[1274,1433,260,284]" class="Insecta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="order">Hymenoptera</taxonomicName>
|
||
:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FF0FEF2AFE86FEE4" box="[151,329,295,320]" class="Insecta" family="Ichneumonidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Ichneumonidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), emerged
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FE52EF25FD93FEE4" box="[458,604,296,320]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1982-06-08">8 June 1982</date>
|
||
; 2
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FD1CEF25FB28FEE4" authority="Osborn, Forteath and Holloway" authorityName="Osborn, Forteath and Holloway" box="[644,1255,295,320]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Neurogalesus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="militis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FD1CEF25FCA1FEE4" box="[644,878,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Neurogalesus militis</emphasis>
|
||
Osborn, Forteath and Holloway
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FB62EF25FA56FEE4" box="[1274,1433,296,320]" class="Insecta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="order">Hymenoptera</taxonomicName>
|
||
:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FF0FEF41FEDDFEC1" box="[151,274,332,357]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Diapriidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), emerged
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FE14EF41FDB7FEC0" box="[396,632,332,357]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1982-06-12" valueMax="1982-06-25" valueMin="1982-06-12">12 and 25 June 1982</date>
|
||
. The latter is also recorded as a parasite of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FBC6EF40FEC8FE2C" authority="Osborn et al., 1973" authorityName="Osborn et al." authorityYear="1973" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Inopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubriceps">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FBC6EF40FAD2FEC0" box="[1118,1309,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Inopus rubriceps</emphasis>
|
||
(Osborn et al., 1973)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Several larvae collected at the same time were infected with the fungus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FBC4EF7DFAA6FE2C" box="[1116,1385,368,392]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Clavicipitaceae" genus="Metarhizium" kingdom="Fungi" order="Hypocreales" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="anisopliae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FBC4EF7DFAA6FE2C" box="[1116,1385,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Metarhizium anisopliae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FAEBEF7DFE1FFE09" authority="(Metsch.) Sorok." authorityName="(Metsch.) Sorok." pageId="7" pageNumber="579" rank="variety" variety="anisopliae">
|
||
var.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF0FEF99FEC3FE08" box="[151,268,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">anisopliae</emphasis>
|
||
(Metsch.) Sorok.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEFB5FED9FDC7" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
On
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FF68EFB5FE47FE74" box="[240,392,440,464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1983-05-30">30 May 1983</date>
|
||
, 170 live puparia, 147 empty puparia and 11
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FC1AEFB5FBDFFE74" box="[898,1040,440,464]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Clavicipitaceae" genus="Metarhizium" kingdom="Fungi" order="Hypocreales" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FC1AEFB5FBDFFE74" box="[898,1040,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Metarhizium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
-killed larvae of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FB53EFB4FAABFE74" box="[1227,1380,440,464]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FB53EFB4FAABFE74" box="[1227,1380,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">M. robertsoni</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FAF3EFBAFF77FE51" bold="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">nov. sp.</emphasis>
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were recovered from the same locality in sugarcane, which was showing signs of severe damage, typical of stratiomyid larval feeding (partial to complete ratoon failure and reduced cane growth). The pupal density was estimated to be 2000 per m2 soil surface. Several males were collected by sweep-netting over weeds in the damaged cane patch.
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||
</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEC63FDE7FD6B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
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||
The field collected puparia produced
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FDF6EC62FD68FD23" box="[622,679,623,647]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="generic">34 ♂</specimenCount>
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||
and 28 ♀
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FC87EC7DFC76FD23" box="[799,953,623,647]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FC87EC7DFC76FD23" box="[799,953,623,647]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">M. robertsoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FC59EC63FBD4FD23" bold="true" box="[961,1051,622,647]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">nov. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FBB2EC62FBA7FD23" box="[1066,1128,623,647]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="generic">
|
||
19
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FBD5EC7DFBA7FD23" box="[1101,1128,624,647]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Neurogalesus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="militis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FBD5EC7DFBA7FD23" box="[1101,1128,624,647]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">N.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</specimenCount>
|
||
militis and 2
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FA9BEC62FA53FD23" box="[1283,1436,623,647]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Neurogalesus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FA9BEC62FA53FD23" box="[1283,1436,623,647]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Neurogalesus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. Thirty four larvae of a total of 42 collected with the puparia pupated to produce
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FBF0EC9EFB6DFD0E" box="[1128,1186,659,683]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="generic">22 ♂</specimenCount>
|
||
and 12 ♀. The pupal period was 18–21 days at 20+/-2ºC.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FECD7FD2AFC9F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
Mating occurred in the rearing box soon after emergence and eggs were laid within hours of mating. Viable eggs turned amber within one or two days (see also Gerard (1979) for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FC3AED0DFBEBFCB3" box="[930,1060,767,791]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Inopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubriceps">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FC3AED0DFBEBFCB3" box="[930,1060,767,791]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">I. rubriceps</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
egg colour change) and three egg clusters observed took ten days to hatch at 20+/-2ºC.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FED4AFBC9FC6F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
One egg cluster laid in
|
||
<date id="FFF31065FFD23923FE48ED45FD8CFCFB" box="[464,579,839,863]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" value="1982-06">June 1982</date>
|
||
contained
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FD58ED4BFCE6FCC4" box="[704,809,838,864]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="egg">157 eggs</specimenCount>
|
||
. This was laid by an unmated female approximately 24 hours after emergence and may not have been the full complement of eggs. Four fully gravid females when dissected contained 189, 226, 247 and
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD2CFFD23923FDC1ED83FD0FFC0C" box="[601,704,910,936]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="egg">361 eggs</specimenCount>
|
||
respectively and the ovaries containing the full complement of mature eggs occupied almost all of the thoracic cavity as well as the abdomen.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEDDBFACCFBB6" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
The pharate adult can be observed through the late stage puparium and can be sexed. Weights of sexed pupae were as follows: ♂, x =
|
||
<quantity id="4CB59B40FFD23923FE3CEDF6FDCDFBB7" box="[420,514,1019,1043]" metricMagnitude="-6" metricUnit="kg" metricValue="7.93" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" unit="mg" value="7.93">7.93 mg</quantity>
|
||
, range = 6.7–9.2, N = 7; ♀, x =
|
||
<quantity id="4CB59B40FFD23923FCF1EDF6FC18FBB7" box="[873,983,1019,1043]" metricMagnitude="-5" metricUnit="kg" metricValue="2.122" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" unit="mg" value="21.22">21.22 mg</quantity>
|
||
, range = 14.5–30.2, N = 5.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C357652EFFD23923FF5FEA13FCCDFBDB" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEA13FF02FBFF" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF5FEA13FE81FB93" bold="true" box="[199,334,1054,1079]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The species name honours Les Robertson who collected the specimens and provided biological data.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEA6BFCCDFBDB" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" box="[199,770,1126,1151]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF5FEA6BFE20FBDB" bold="true" box="[199,495,1126,1151]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Geographic distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35A7635FFD23923FE6DEA6BFD94FBDB" box="[501,603,1126,1151]" name="Australia" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(Queensland).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C357652EFFD23923FF5FEA87FC2CFB4F" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236A5FFD23923FF5FEA87FC2CFB4F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FF5FEA87FE80FB07" bold="true" box="[199,335,1162,1187]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">Comments.</emphasis>
|
||
The larva of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FE6CEA86FD5EFB07" box="[500,657,1163,1187]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FE6CEA86FD5EFB07" box="[500,657,1163,1187]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">M. robertsoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FD03EA87FD37FB07" bold="true" box="[667,760,1162,1187]" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">nov. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
is very similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FC4DEA86FB94FB07" box="[981,1115,1163,1187]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Inopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubriceps">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FC4DEA86FB94FB07" box="[981,1115,1163,1187]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">I. rubriceps</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FB01EA86FB38FB07" box="[1177,1271,1163,1187]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Inopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FB01EA86FB38FB07" box="[1177,1271,1163,1187]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">I. flavus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, of which the position and size of setae are similar but the apically broadened and flattened setae distinguish
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D26FFD23923FB51EABDFAACFB63" box="[1225,1379,1199,1223]" class="Insecta" family="Stratiomyidae" genus="Metoponia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robertsoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FB51EABDFAACFB63" box="[1225,1379,1199,1223]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">M. robertsoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB7FFD23923FAF3EAA3FF77FB4F" bold="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="579">nov. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
from the other two species. Other characters are summarised in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6CF031EFFD23923FC12EADFFC2FFB4F" box="[906,992,1234,1259]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="7.[151,239,1306,1329]" captionTargetBox="[159,1413,1357,1894]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="TABLE 2. Comparison of larval characters of Inopus rubriceps and Metridius robertsoni nov. sp." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF32662DFFD23923FF0FEB17FB64FA95" pageId="7" pageNumber="579" tableUuid="DF32662DFFD23923FF0FEB17FB64FA95">Table 2</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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