Apiocera newmani Norris 1936 : 62

Yeates, David K. & Oberprieler, Stefanie K., 2013, Review of the Australian Apiocera minor Norris species-group (Diptera: Apioceridae) with a revised key to species, Zootaxa 3680 (1), pp. 195-209 : 198

Apiocera newmani Norris 1936: 62 .

( Figs. 1 , 5 , 7 , 14 ).

Diagnosis. A small, elongate, brown species. Proboscis 1.5 x length of fore tibia, flagellum 3 x longer than maximum width, costa ending at M veins, vein M3+CuA1 absent, M2 present, becoming pale towards wing margin ( Fig. 7 ). Abdomen with a prominent median dark brown stripe and two lateral light brown stripes ( Fig. 14 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1, 2. Apiocera minor group, proboscises: 1, A. newmani; 2, A. microeremia sp. n. The black dashes indicate how the labium length is measured (see Methods).

FIGURES 5, 6. Apiocera minor group, abdominal segments: 5, A. newmani; 6, A. minor.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Right wings of some Apiocera spp. 7, A. newmani; 8, A. evansi sp. n.; 9, A. rieki sp. n.; 10, A. collessi sp. n.; 11, A. mullewa sp. n.; 12, A. microeremia sp. n..

FIGURES 13 – 17. Abdomens of some Apiocera spp. 13, A. mackerrasi; 14, A. newmani; 15, A. evansi sp. n.; 16. A. collessi sp. n.; 17, A. microeremia sp. n..