Xenosciomyza turbotti
Species of fly
| Xenosciomyza turbotti | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Helosciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Xenosciomyza |
| Species: | X. turbotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955 | |
Xenosciomyza turbotti is a species of fly in the family Helosciomyzidae.[2] The species was first described by Roy A. Harrison in 1955, and is endemic to the Auckland Islands south of New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The species was identified by Roy A. Harrison in 1955, based on a specimen collected from Carnley Harbour on Auckland Island by Evan Graham Turbott in October 1944.[3] Harrison named the species after Turbott.[4] This was the second species identified for the genus, following X. prima in 1928.[5]
Description
X. turbotti is light brown in colour, with an approximate body length of 8 mm (0.31 in), with a wing length of 8 mm (0.31 in). Males have finer and longer body hairs relative to females of the same species.[3] X. turbotti has a brown arista with pubescent rays short than the diameter of the basal segment.[6][7] The species can be differentiated from X. prima due to the presence of only a single sternopleural.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Auckland Islands.[3][6]
References
- ^ "Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Roy A. (November 1955). "The Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands. Part 1. Report on Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands". Records of the Dominion Museum. 2 (4): 205–231. ISSN 0373-7233. Wikidata Q130037137.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
- ^ Tonnoir, A. L.; Malloch, J. R. (1928). "The New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae: Part IV. - Sciomyzidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 3: 151–79. ISSN 0370-3878. Wikidata Q130038867.
- ^ a b Barnes, Jeffrey K. (March 1981). "Revision of the Helosciomyzidae (Diptera)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 11 (1): 45–72. doi:10.1080/03036758.1981.10419451. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54648221.
- ^ Harrison, R. A. (February 1959). "Acalypterate Diptera of New Zealand". Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 128: 1–382. ISSN 0077-961X. Wikidata Q130038063.
