Details for Amphineurus (Amphineurus) perdecorus

Name: Amphineurus (Amphineurus) perdecorus Edwards, 1923 Publication: Trans. N.Z. Inst. 54: 291 (as Amphineurus) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae hypopygium Distribution: New Zealand (New Zealand). Region(s): Australian/Oceanian Biology: May be mimetic of spiders (Edwards, 1923). Figure references: Wing: Edwards, 1923b (orig descr) Hypopygium: Edwards, 1923b (orig descr); Santos et al., 2022a Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): New Zealand Biology. Santos et al., 2022a: 491 (may be mimetic of spiders, as when resting, assumes a decidedly spider-like appearance, citing Edwards, 1923). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Santos et al., 2022a: 482-491 (phylogeny Rhamponeurus: outgroup taxon).