Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Austromerope poultoni Killington, 1933

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Species Austromerope poultoni Killington, 1933

  • Austromerope poultoni Killington, F.J. 1933. A new genus and species of Meropeidae (Mecoptera) from Australia. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 69: 1-4 [2].
    Type data:
     Holotype OUM ♂, Yallingup to Mammoth and Lake Caves, near Perth, WA.

 

Distribution

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: ground dweller.

 

General References

Faithfull, M.J., Majer, J.D. & Postle, A.C. 1985. Some notes on the occurrence and seasonality of Austromerope poultoni (Mecoptera) in Western Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 12: 57-60

Willmann, R. 1979. Über das Exoskelett von Austromerope poultoni Killington (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), ein Beitrag zur Phylogenie der Schnabelfliegen. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 17: 296-309