Heleomicra collessi McAlpine

McAlpine, DK, 2007, Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with Reconsideration of the Status of Families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and Descriptions of Femoral Gland-baskets, Records of the Australian Museum 59, pp. 143-219 : 217-218

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scientific name	Heleomicra collessi McAlpine
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Heleomicra collessi McAlpine View in CoL

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Heleomicra collessi D. McAlpine, 1985: 210–211 View in CoL , figs 11–14.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE.?, New South Wales: 5 mi. [c. 8 km] S of Mendooran , 1–3.v.1970, G.A.H., D.K.M. ( AM K83976 View Materials ). On or near kangaroo carcass. The holotype was much damaged during the data-basing process . PARATYPES. See D. McAlpine, 1985 ( AM, ANIC) .

Other material (provisionally referred to H. collessi ). New South Wales: 1!, Tinda Creek, Putty Road , 33°10'S 150°42'E, May 2002, D.K.M. ( AM) GoogleMaps ; 2!!, Putty Road , 41 km N of Colo River bridge [Yengo National Park], 33°11'S 150°41'E, c. 220 m, May 2002 –2005, D.K.M. ( AM) GoogleMaps ; 1!, Kanangra-Boyd National Park , 1 km N of Boyd River bridge, 1200 m, Oct. 2005, D.K.M. ( AM) ; 1!, Boyd River crossing, Kanangra-Boyd National Park , April 2004, D.K.M. ( AM) . South Australia: 1!, Hahndorf , Aug. 1968, D.H.C, Z.R.L. ( ANIC) .

Description. See D. McAlpine (1985).

Distribution (few records). New South Wales: perhaps more plentiful in warmer areas than those preferred by H. lenis , though living through a wide range of altitudes (if determinations of females are accurate). South Australia: Adelaide Hills district.

Notes

Heleomicra collessi remains a little known species. The few available specimens obtained since its original description include no males. See under H. lenis and the key to species for comparative data (pp. 145, 147 and 157).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Many entomologists have collected specimens for this project, particularly D.H. Colless and B.J. Day. Names of all collectors are given in the Introduction. The electron microscopy was performed by S.M. Lindsay, and the microphotography by M. Bulbert. The manuscript was processed by H.M. Smith. Some of the illustrations were drawn by K.C. Khoo, S.P. Kim, and H.M. Smith. Helpful advice on the manuscript was provided by D.J. Bickel, S.F. McEvey, and H.M. Smith.