Tipulidae

Theischinger, G., 2015, Minipteryx robusta-a New Genus and Species of Micropterous Limnophilinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 67 (6), pp. 201-206 : 205

Tipulidae

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) necopina ( Alexander, 1922) Tasmania: Gladstone. Collecting date not available. Female subapterous; wings reduced to narrow straps, about 5.5 mm long; body length about 24 mm. Male unknown ( Dobrotworsky, 1971).

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) spissigrada ( Alexander, 1922) Tasmania: Frenchmans Cap. Collecting date not available. Female subapterous; wings considerably reduced in both length and breadth, about 12 mm long; body length about 33 mm. Male unknown ( Dobrotworsky, 1971).

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) tripectinata ( Alexander, 1922) Tasmania: Magnet, Waratah, 5 miles SW of Waratah, Strahan, Milabena. Available collecting date 17 Feb. 1963. Female subapterous with wings reduced to narrow straps, 11.0 mm long; length of body, without ovipositor, 20.0 mm; male wings 24.5–26 mm, body length 25 mm ( Alexander, 1922; Dobrotworsky, 1971).

Leptotarsus (Phymatopsis) tonnoiranus (Alexander, 1928) Tasmania: Cradle Valley; Walls of Jerusalem; Forentic River; Waldheim, Cradle Mountain. Available collecting date 13–26 Jan. 1923. Male: body length 16–17 mm; wing 16.5–17 mm. Female 23 mm long, generally similar to male but differing mainly by reduced wings which are narrow, short (4.5 mm), strap-like, dark brown with distorted venation; legs shorter and stouter ( Alexander, 1928b; Dobrotworsky, 1974).

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) fergusoni ( Alexander, 1924) New South Wales: Blue Mountains. Australian Capital Territory: Blundell’s. Victoria: Melbourne, Heyfield, Croydon, Kinglake, Beaufort, Woodend.Available collecting date 17 Apr. 1922. Male body length 9 mm; wing 13 mm. Female subapterous; reduced wings strap-like, about 1 mm long and without venation; legs shorter than in male; abdomen extremely large; male wings of normal length ( Alexander, 1924; Dobrotworsky, 1974).