TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Proscissionini: Avibrissia Malloch, 1932
Avibrissia longirostris Malloch, 1932, orig. des. [NZAC].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Avibrissia include: 1. Body size ± 12mm; 2. Parafacials at least as wide as or wider than the eye, setulose to middle of parafacials; 3. Vibrissae indistinct, not distinguishable from peristomal bristles on vibrissal angle; 4. Male with outer fronto-orbital bristles directed forward; 5. Proboscis and palps very long.Distribution in NZ
South Island: BR, NN. Distribution after Malloch 1938, the genus might have a wider distribution.
Species in New Zealand
Avibrissia longirostris Malloch, 1932.Biology and Hosts
UnknownCitation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Avibrissiahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 6 November 2024