Limnophora bengalensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 518 Lispe tetrastigma Schiner Hennig, 1960: 458 Lispe cyrtoneurina Shinonaga et al. , 1991: 332 Lispe bengalensis Pont, 1989: 692 The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503 Couri, Marcia S. Pont, Adrian C. Daugeron, Christophe Zootaxa 2010 2010-06-11 2503 1 1 61 3VDWR (Robineau-Desvoidy) Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 [195,680,450,476] Insecta Muscidae Lispe Animalia Diptera 42 43 Arthropoda species bengalensis      Limnophora bengalensis  Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 518. Holotypefemale, “ Bengale” [ Indiaor Bangladesh], in MNHN (seen).    Lispe tetrastigmaSchiner;  Hennig, 1960: 458.    Lispe cyrtoneurina;  Shinonaga et al., 1991: 332(misidentification).    Lispe bengalensis;  Pont, 1989: 692.   Diagnosis.A large dark species; antenna dark brown, apex of pedicel yellow; palpus brown, reddish at base and dark brown at apex, apex slightly expanded; femora with rows of anteroventral and posteroventral spinules in apical half; abdomen elongated; abdominal syntergite 1+2 with 2 medio-lateral round brown marks, tergites 3 and 4 with 2 lateral light brown marks touching basal and apical margins and leaving a silvery-grey area anterolaterally; tergite 5 with no marks; tergite 5 with 4 long discal and 6 long apical setae.   Material examined:  NSMT:  New Caledonia: Hienghène:  21–22.ii.1978, 1 ♂, H. Kurahashi.   BPBM:  New Caledonia: Hienghène:  10–150 m,  14–17.viii.1979, 1 ♀,  G. M. Nishida. Nouméa: Anse Vata,  23.x.1958, 1 ♀( MNRJ), C.R. Joyce. Oua Tom:  20.ix.1940, 1 ♀( MNHN), F.X. Williams. Ouano Beach:  12.xi.1958, 1 ♀( BMNH), C.R. Joyce. Pouébo: 20–100 m, 3.ii.1964, 1 ♀, R. Straatman. Yiambi: NE, 1–50 m, 15.x.1967, 1 ♀,  J. & M. Sedlacek.  2 kmSE Timbia: Nogue,  0–5 m,  20.ix.1979, sweeping, 1 ♀, W. C. Gagné.   Comments.This species was mistakenly recorded from New Caledoniaby Shinonaga et al. (1991)as  L. cyrtoneurinaStein, but this identification was later corrected to  L. bengalensis(email from Dr Shinonaga, 21 August 2009).   Distribution. Australia(NSW), French Polynesia( Marquesas, Society Is), New Caledonia( New Caledonia); Afrotropical, Oriental and South Palearctic Regions. [422,758,522,545] MNHN India Bengale 42 43 1 holotype [452,1291,906,932] 1978-02-21 1978-02-22 1978-02-21 NSMT H. Kurahashi New Caledonia Hienghene 42 43 1 1 [198,1049,943,970] 1979-08-14 1979-08-17 1979-08-14 BPBM New Caledonia 80 Hienghene 42 43 1 1 1958-10-23 MNRJ G. M. Nishida. Noumea New Caledonia Anse Vata 42 43 1 1 [514,1086,981,1007] 1940-09-20 MNHN New Caledonia Joyce. Oua Tom 42 43 1 1 1958-11-12 BMNH New Caledonia Williams. Ouano Beach 42 43 1 1 [341,1257,1055,1082] 1979-09-20 BMNH J. & M. Sedlacek. New Caledonia 3 Nogue 42 43 1 1