Peromyia aeratipennis ( SKUSE , 1888), 2010

Jaschhof, Mathias, 2010, New species of Peromyia from Tasmania, with a revision of S´s and S´s types of Australian Micromyinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 60 (1), pp. 33-55 : 53

Peromyia aeratipennis ( SKUSE, 1888)

Peromyia aeratipennis [= Peromyia muscorum ] is found across the Palaearctic Region, throughout the Japanese achipelago including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, in New Zealand ( JASCHHOF & JASCHHOF 2004) and, as shown here, in Tasmania. A redescription of this common species was given by JASCHHOF (1998). Peromyia aeratipennisaeratipennis belongs to the Peromyia impexa [formerly Peromyia palustris ]] group of species as defined by JASCHHOF (1998) and reviewed subsequently ( JASCHHOF 2001b, JASCHHOF & JASCHHOF 2004, 2009). Among the PeromyiaPeromyia specimens I have seen from Tasmania are several that belong to one or two new species close to P. aeratipennis , but the available specimens are insufficient for description.

Material:

1 male, Tasmania, Warra LTER site, Mt Weld , 22 Jan. 2002, sample FT5898, N. DORAN & R. BASHFORD ; 1 male, Warra LTER site, Manuka Road, 1 March 2005, sample FT35684, R. BASHFORD ; 1 male, same data but sample FT35693 ; 1 male, same locality but 7 Dec. 2007, sample FT44146 ; 1 male, Warra LTER site, Bird Observation Track, 7 Dec. 2007 - 7 Jan. 2008, M. & C. JASCHHOF .