Australian Panopinae (Diptera: Acroceridae)

Abstract

The subfamily Panopinae in Australia is revised, the historical aspect of early collections discussed and certain taxonomic changes proposed. Four genera and ten species are recognized, of which the genus Mesophysa Macquart is revived and one genus, Panocalda, and five species, Panocalda grossi. Panops austrae. Mesophysa ilsei. M . tenaria and M . ultima, are described as new. Neotypes are selected for two species, Panops baudini Lamarck and PanopsJavipes Latreille, of which the types have been lost. Panops Javipes var. burnsi Paramonov is raised to species status and transferred to Leucopsina Westwood.

Evolution of fossil and living spider flies based on morphological and molecular data (Diptera, Acroceridae)

“…A lineage consisting of the South African genus Psilodera and the cosmopolitan Pterodontia was recovered as sister to the rest of the subfamily. Based on morphology, Pterodontia has been alternatively placed in Panopinae (Schiner, ; Brunetti, ; Schlinger, , ; Nartshuk, ) or in Cyrtinae (=Acrocerinae sensu Schlinger) (Cole, ; Pleske, ; Neboiss, ; Nartshuk, ; Winterton et al ., ). Psilodera has usually been associated with the Cyrtinae (Schlinger, ; Winterton et al ., ), although in body shape and wing venation it looks more typical of a panopine.…”

Review of Australasian spider flies (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a revision of Panops Lamarck

“…The body colouration, darkening of the costal wing margin and abdominal waist allows members of this genus to be convincing wasp mimics (Neboiss 1971). Leucopsina can be differentiated from all other acrocerid genera by the wasp mimicking habitus, elongate cylindrical flagellum, apilose eyes and elongate mouthparts.…”

“…Panops baudini Lamarck, 1804: 265 – Latreille 1809: 316, 1810: 443, 1811: 710; Wiedemann 1830: 19; Erichson 1840: 141; Walker 1855: 333; Kertész 1909: 9; Hardy 1946: 66; Edwards 1930: 193; Paramonov 1957: 526; Neboiss 1971: 208; Schlinger and Jefferies 1989: 376.…”

“… Panopinae are well represented in the Australasian region.Six genera are described previously from New Zealand ( Apsona Westwood, 1876), Indonesia ( Neopanops Schlinger, 1959) and Australia ( Panocalda Neboiss, 1971, Panops Lamarck, 1804, Mesophysa Macquart, 1838 and Leucopsina Westwood, 1876) ( Paramonov 1955 , 1957; Schlinger 1959 ; Neboiss 1971 ). Pterodontia has been considered by some authors to be placed in Panopinae based on the presence of tibial spines ( Schlinger 1981 , 1987 , 2009 ), but most authors place it in Acrocerinae based on wing venation and antennal characteristics (e.g.…”

Revisão taxonômica e análise cladística de Philopota Wiedemann (Diptera, Acroceridae)

“…Poucos são os trabalhos disponíveis na literatura sobre a morfologia da genitália em Acroceridae, especialmente sobre a genitália feminina (Schlinger 1961a, Neboiss 1971, Schlinger 1981, Yeates 1994. Com relação à genitália masculina, há uma série de trabalhos e ilustrações, mas a terminologia utilizada não é padronizada (Cole 1927, Sabrosky 1948, Schlinger 1960a, 1960b, 1961a, 1971a, 1971b, 1972, 1973, 1983, Neboiss 1971, Barraclough 1984, 1985, 1991, Yeates 1994, Grimaldi 1995, Nartscuk 1997, Hauser & Winterton 2007. A partir do exame e dissecção da genitália das 22 espécies de Philopota e dos demais gêneros de Philopotinae incluídos neste estudo, associado aos dados disponíveis na literatura, apresenta-se abaixo um panorama geral da estrutura da genitália no grupo e buscar a padronização da terminologia empregada.…”