Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Discobola tessellata (Osten Sacken, 1894)

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

(Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)

Name:

Discobola tessellata (Osten Sacken, 1894)

Publication:

Berl. Ent. Z. 39: 266 (as Trochobola)

Status:

Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): tesselata (Walker, 1848) (nomen nudum); variegata (Hutton, 1900).

Classification:

Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae

Revision:

Johns and Jenner, 2006.

Descriptive note:

Synonymy: Edwards, 1923b; Johns and Jenner, 2006.

Keys:

Johns and Jenner, 2006 (Discobola New Zealand)

Variant spelling(s):

tesselata


body part(s) thorax	hypopygium	wing

Distribution:

New Zealand (New Zealand).

Region(s):

Australian/Oceanian

Map:

Johns and Jenner, 2006

Biology:

Alexander, 1923l, 1929f (habitat).

Figure
references:

Wing: Edwards, 1923b; Johns and Jenner, 2006
Hypopygium: Johns and Jenner, 2006
Other figures: Johns and Jenner, 2006 (thorax)

Citations

on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):

New Zealand
Revision. Johns and Jenner, 2006: 36-43, 51-52 (review, synonymy, descr, key, comparison [similar to australis], figs).

on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):

New Zealand
Distribution. Johns and Jenner, 2006: 36-43, 51-52 (distr, map).

on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):

New Zealand
Johns and Jenner, 2006: month(s): 9-3.