Drepanura coeruleopicta (Schött, 1917)

Figs 9, 88−95

Material examined. 7 females, Australia: Northern Territory: Pungalina, 16o 40.323’S 137o 24.864’E, 2012/2013, collected by Penelope Greenslade. All deposited in SAM.

Description. Body length up to 1.4mm. Ground colour pale yellow, eyes dark blue and bluish cross-bands present on posterior edges of each segments, Abd. IV with another irregular band on middle part, lateral margin of body with bluish pigment, especially on Abd. I and III (Fig. 9).

Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An1, An2, An3a1, An3), 2 median (M2, M4) and 6 sutural (S0, S2, S3, S4, S 4i, S5) macrochaetae (Fig. 88). Labral chaetae 4/5, 5, 4, prelabral chaetae finely ciliate, others smooth (Fig. 89).

Dorsal macrochaetae shown as in Fig. 90. Th. II with 2 (m1, m2) macrochaetae in Mm area and 2 (m4, a5) macrochaetae in Ms area. Th. III with 3 (a1, a2, a3) macrochaetae in Am area and 5 (a 4i, a4, a5, m 5i, m5) macrochaetae in As area.

Abd. IV 3.6−4.2 times as long as Abd. III along dorsal midline. Abd. I with 3 (m2, m3, m4) macrochaetae. Abd. II with 3 (a2, m3, m3e) central and 1 lateral (m5) macrochaeta, Abd. III with 1 central (m3) and 3 lateral (am6, pm6, p6) macrochaetae (Fig. 91). Central part of Abd. IV with 7+7 macrochaetae (Fig. 92). Abd. V with about 9 macrochaetae and 3 sensory chaetae (Fig. 93). Manubrial plaque with 3 ciliate chaetae and 2 pseudopores (Fig. 94). Mucro falcate and tip of basal spine not reaching apex of apical tooth (Fig. 95).

Remarks. The colour pattern of our specimens agree with Schött’s description, but our specimens (up to 1.4mm) are smaller than Schött’s specimens (1.5−2.0mm).

Type locality. Australia: South Queensland: Logan Village.

Holotype: NHRM 4174 (not examined).

Distribution. Australia: all States.