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Aneura Marshall

Description

Aneura Marshall

Aneura Marshall 1896: 256, 287. Type-species, A. boletinoides Marshall (mon.).

A. basalis Freeman 1951: 53, fig. 106 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Puerto Blest. Holotype ♂, NHM.

(Figure 8)

Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a male paratype, both of which are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are: “ Aneura / basalis [hw] / Freeman. / HOLOTYPE ” [printed on red label]” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned acetate sheet]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Nahuel Huapi, / Puerto Blest. / 2–3.xii.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Terr. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 257918”. The holotype is in good condition, as well as the paratype (BMNH (E) # 257919).

A. longistila Freeman 1951: 52, fig. 105 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Lago Correntoso. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, eleven male and twelve female paratypes, of which the holotype, ten male and eight female paratypes are at the NHM. The labels of the holotype are: “ Aneura / longistila [hw] / Freeman. / HOLOTYPE ” [printed on red label]” // [male terminalia on a microslide attached to a pinned plastic stripe]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Lago Correntoso. / 18–25.xii.1926.” // “ Argentina: / Prov. Río Negro. / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “BMNH(E) # / 257899”. Most of the paratypes are in excellent condition (BMNH (E) # 257900-17).

Notes

Published as part of Amorim, Dalton De Souza & Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira, 2013, Types of Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera) at the Natural History Museum collection, London, pp. 1-119 in Zootaxa 3726 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3726.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5267220

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH , NHM
Event date
1926-12-02 , 1926-12-18
Verbatim event date
1926-12-02/03 , 1926-12-18/25
Scientific name authorship
Marshall
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Order
Metzgeriales
Family
Aneuraceae
Genus
Aneura
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype

References

  • Marshall, P. (1896) New Zeland Diptera: N o 2. - Mycetophilidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 28 (11), 250 - 309.
  • Freeman, P. (1951) Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile based mainly on material in the British Museum (Natural History). Part III-Mycetophilidae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 138 pp.