Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) minima Alexander, 1926

Theischinger, Günther, Billingham, Zacariah D., Martin, John & Growns, Ivor, 2019, The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae), Zootaxa 4661 (1), pp. 65-100 : 81

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5627983
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scientific name	Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) minima Alexander
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Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) minima Alexander View in CoL

( Fig. 29 View FIGURE 29 )

Rhabdomastix minima Alexander, 1926: 186 View in CoL .

Material examined. Holotype ♀: New South Wales, Waterfall, November 1921, A. Tonnoir ( ANIC); specimen seen: dry, pinned, terminalia strongly damaged ( Fig. 29 View FIGURE 29 ).

Wing. Veins R 4 and R 5 diverging; M 1+2 distinctly curved; dm similar in length to vein M 4; vein A 2 slightly sinuous, short, ending well before level origin of Rs; anal angle moderately distinct. Membrane darkened in pterostigma area.

Discussion. The holotype, being a female with the terminalia strongly damaged, does not allow a clear idea of specific characters useful for safe interpretation. R. minima Alexander is therefore considered as a nomen dubium. However, details of the wing venation and pattern agree with other members of the R. ostensackeni group.