Lord Howe Island, Australia—Drosophilidae (Diptera)

<p>A total of twelve species of Drosophilidae (Diptera) have been reported from Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea 600 km east of the Australian mainland. Specimens have been collected over several decades, using a variety of methods at a wide range of localities across the island (Table 1). Collection events (Table 2) reveal no particular seasonality, altitudinal or collection-method dependency except that <i>Mycodrosophila</i> <i>rosemaryae, M. stigma</i> and <i>Scaptodrosophila fungi</i> are found only at or near fungus. The endemic species <i>S. howensis</i> is widespread on the island. All 1441 drosophilid specimen records are given in Table 3. A full report is given in McEvey (2017).</p

Acletoxenus formosus and A. quadristriatus from Australia (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Diagnostic details of Acletoxenus formosus (Loew) and Acletoxenus quadristriatus Duda (the latter from the Thursday Island type locality in northern Australia) (Diptera: Drosophilidae: Steganinae

Scaptodrosophila megagenys.pdf

Diagnostic details of the Australian drosophilid (Diptera) species Scaptodrosophila megagenys (Bock

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire on his Principle of Connexion

A translated passage from Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire's 1830 discourse (Principes de Philosophie Zoologique) on his Principle of Connexions and his ideas on Unity of Organic Composition

High resolution diagnostic images of Leucophenga cyanorosa Bock, 1979 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

<i>Leucophenga cyanorosa </i>Bock, 1979 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is known only from temperate rainforests of eastern Australia. The specimens presented here were recently collected at Mount Wilson, Blue Mountains by Keith M. Bayless. Many species of <i>Leucophenga </i>display strong sexual dimorphism, but males and females of <i>L. cyanorosa </i>are similar

Figures 72–77 in New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview

Figures 72–77. Male fore-leg and sex comb of tarsomere I (metatarsus) and II of Drosophila anomalata sp.nov. ex type strain CHC221, nr Deeragun, 16 km W of Townsville. Legs from five males; (73–74) left and right legs from one male [(74) image flipped].Published as part of &lt;i&gt;McEvey, Shane &amp; Schiffer, Michele, 2015, New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview, pp. 129-161 in Records of the Australian Museum 67 (5)&lt;/i&gt; on page 150, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1651, &lt;a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5238514"&gt;http://zenodo.org/record/5238514&lt;/a&gt

Figures 38–53 in New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview

Figures 38–53. Epandria of Drosophila ananassae complex species. Drosophila pandora sp.nov. (38) Lake Placid type strain CAQ408, lateral view; (39) type strain CAQ408, caudal view; (40) Lake Placid strain CAR274; (41) Lake Placid strain CAQ425. Drosophila ananassae (42) Beach Lane, Mauritius, Oct. 2012, J. Tann. Drosophila?ananassae (43) Kuranda, northern Queensland, AMS K275429; (44) Sigatoka, 35 km S Nadi, Fiji, AMS K275290; (45) Iron Range, fruit bait, 30.iv.1976, I.R. Bock, [possibly pinned on this date from a strain collected with P.A. Parsons in November 1975—there is no evidence that Bock returned to Iron Range in 1976], AMS K119308 (det. Drosophila ananassae by Bock in 1976). Drosophila pandora sp.nov.: (46) D. "papuensis-like" Kyorin University stock k-aat001, Townsville, Queensland. Drosophila pallidosa: (47) det. by?Wheeler, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Drosophila Species Stock Center (San Diego), stock 14024-0433.01. Drosophila ananassae or D. pallidosa (48) Sigatoka, 35 km S Nadi, Fiji, June 2004, Schug, Gray-Smith, Kilon-Attwood, McEvey, AMS K282851. Drosophila schugi sp.nov. (49) Malololelei, Upolu, Samoa, 14–17 June 2003, paratype AMS K282923. Drosophila anomalata sp.nov. (50–52) ex type strain, Schiffer CHC221. Drosophila schugi sp.nov. (53) Malololelei, Upolu, Samoa, 14–17 June 2003, AMS K356977. Localities—see Fig. 1 and Appendix 1; all specimens in Australian Museum.Published as part of McEvey, Shane & Schiffer, Michele, 2015, New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview, pp. 129-161 in Records of the Australian Museum 67 (5) on page 145, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1651, http://zenodo.org/record/523851

Figures 14–25 in New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview

Figures 14–25. Hypandria of Drosophila pandora sp.nov. and D. ananassae. Drosophila pandora sp.nov. (14–15) Holmes Jungle, Darwin, Northern Territory; (16) Tabubil 750 m, Western Province, Papua New Guinea; (17) Wanigela, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea; (18) Bertie Creek pump, near Heathlands Homestead, northern Queensland; (19–20) Gordon Creek nr Cooks Hut, Iron Range, northern Queensland; (21) Thursday Island, Torres Strait, northern Queensland.Drosophila ananassae (22) Beach Lane, Mauritius; (23) Christmas Island, Indian Ocean nr Java; (24) Wé, Loyalty Islands; (25) Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Localities mapped in Fig. 1; all specimens in Australian Museum.Published as part of McEvey, Shane & Schiffer, Michele, 2015, New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview, pp. 129-161 in Records of the Australian Museum 67 (5) on page 141, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1651, http://zenodo.org/record/523851

High resolution diagnostic images of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

High resolution images of the general morphology of Drosophila suzukii (spotted-wing drosophila, SWD) males and females are presented here allowing intra- and interspecific comparisons. Since females lack spotted-wings, correct identification of females relies on details of the oviscapt. The detail of sex combs on the male foreleg (see Figs 19–22) are also diagnostically important and useful when wings are damaged. Specimens for these images were collected in Italy (John Tann) and are deposited in the Australian Museum, Sydney

The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of western Victoria, Australia

<p>The Drosophilidae (Diptera) fauna of Australia is largely restricted to rainforests, moist temperate forests, and ecological niches that afford some relief from desiccation stress. Tropical Queensland has 255 described species in 35 genera, subtropical NSW 138 species in 21 genera, temperate Victoria 42 species in 8 genera, cold-temperate Tasmania 21 species in 5 genera, and dry-temperate South Australia 17 species in 4 genera. Western Victoria has 19 species in 5 genera (Table 1); only <i>Drosophila prodispar</i> (in the <i>D. setifemur</i> species group, subgenus <i>Sophophora</i>) is endemic to this region. About half of the species known from western Victoria are drawn to fruit baits (e.g., rotting-banana bait), the remainder, including <i>D. prodispar</i>, may only be collected using a sweep net or Malaise trap (Table 1). Table 2 gives the detailed results of collecting in western Victoria in February 2016. Voucher specimens are held in the Australian Museum, Sydney. <i>Drosophila prodispar</i> remains rare (only 11 specimens are known, all in AMS and ANIC, see Table 3), no further material was collected during the present survey. The author acknowledges the State Government of Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning for permission to collect and the Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney.</p