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Xylota norma sp. nov., a second hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in its genus for Tasmania and for Australia
Simon J. Grove & Jeffrey H. Skevington
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Simon J. Grove [1*] & Jeffrey H. Skevington [2]
[1] Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
[2] Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract
This work describes a new and distinctive species of hoverfly, Xylota norma sp. nov., discovered in Malaise trap samples collected from the Tarkine rainforests of northwest Tasmania during the austral summer of 2021-22. To date, the species is only known from the type series of six specimens. It is only the second species in its genus known from Australia – the other species, Xylota flavitarsis, is widespread along the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout Tasmania.
Keywords: new species, taxonomy, flower flies, hoverflies, Diptera
Cite this paper as: Grove SJ & Skevington JH (2023). Xylota norma sp. nov., a second hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in its genus for Tasmania and for Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 37: 1–7. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.ze9cp
This paper was published on: 28/9/2023
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