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Species Arachnocampa (Campara) flava Harrison, 1966

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Species Arachnocampa (Campara) flava Harrison, 1966

  • Arachnocampa (Campara) flava Harrison, R.A. 1966. Australian glow-worms of the genus Arachnocampa Edwards (Diptera: Mycetophilidae). Pacific Insects 8: 877–883 [880].
    Type data:
     Holotype QM ♂ adult, Numinbah, QLD.
    Paratype(s) QM 2♀ adults.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


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IBRA and IMCRA regions Distribution - IBRA and/or IMCRA
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones Distribution - drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Extra Distribution Information

Endemic; known only from Numinbah, Benowa and Springbrook, QLD.

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva is luminous, produces sticky snares.

 

References

Perkins, R.A. 1935. "Glow Worms" and other insects collected at Numinbah, Nerang Valley, Easter Camp, Queensland Naturalist Club, 1935. Queensland Naturalist 1935: 84–85 [84] (observations)