David K. McAlpine
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View article: Review of the Australian signal flies of the genus Microepicausta (Diptera: Platystomatidae)
Review of the Australian signal flies of the genus Microepicausta (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Open
Three Australian species of the platystomatid genus Microepicausta Hendel, 1914, are identified and keyed. Available information on their distribution and habitat is recorded. Elassogaster terrae-reginae Malloch, 1928, is a new junior syno…
View article: Review of the species of Paranomina (Diptera: Lauxaniidae)
Review of the species of Paranomina (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) Open
Review of species level taxonomy in the endemic Australian genus Paranomina Hendel has become possible through study of the type material of the type species, P. unicolor Hendel, and review of the claimed type locality for that species. Th…
View article: The genus Pseudopomyza (Diptera: Nerioidea) in Tasmania, with description of a new species
The genus Pseudopomyza (Diptera: Nerioidea) in Tasmania, with description of a new species Open
The family Pseudopomyzidae (Diptera: Schizophora) is recorded from Tasmania for the first time on the basis of two species, Pseudopomyza (Apops) arenae sp. nov. and P. (Dete) collessi McAlpine. Some details of the morphology of the head an…
View article: Relationships of the Megamerinidae (Diptera: Nerioidea).
Relationships of the Megamerinidae (Diptera: Nerioidea). Open
The recent Megamerinidae are here restricted to the genera Megamerina Rondani and Texara Walker. A more inclusive concept of the Megamerinidae (sensu Hendel) is characterised by a set of 7 apomorphic character states. This set is shown to …
View article: Inium, a new Australian genus of Platystomatidae (Diptera: Schizophora) apparently mimicking ants.
Inium, a new Australian genus of Platystomatidae (Diptera: Schizophora) apparently mimicking ants. Open
Inium gen. nov. (Platystomatidae, Platystomatinae) is introduced for 2 newly described species of tropical Australia. The species apparently show different degrees of ant-mimicry. Nomenclatural Acts mariae McAlpine, 1995 (Inium), spec. n. …
View article: Signal flies of the genus Bama (Diptera: Platystomatidae) in Papua New Guinea
Signal flies of the genus Bama (Diptera: Platystomatidae) in Papua New Guinea Open
McAlpine, David K. (2015): Signal Flies of the Genus Bama (Diptera: Platystomatidae) in Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 67 (2): 25-53, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1603, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.…