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Australian Dixidae [Dipt.]

Tonnoir, Andre Leon 1923 , 'Australian Dixidae [Dipt.]' , Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania , pp. 58-71 .

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Abstract

Previously nothing was known of the representatives of
this family in Australia except a record of Skuse saying
that he knew three species belonging to the genus Dixa in
New South Wales; they remained, however, undescribed, and
I have been unable to find the specimens in his collection,
preserved pro parte in the Australian Museum in Sydney
and pro parte in the Macleay Museum in Sydney University.
During a short stay in New South Wales and Victoria
and one summer spent in Tasmania, I found five species of
Dixa, and recently Mr. A. J. Nicholson discovered another in
New South Wales, which he kindly gave me for study, for
which loan I am much obliged to him.
These Australian species indubitably belong to the genus
Dixa, as they differ very little from the forms of the rest of
the world; like them, they are differentiated from each
other by mere details of colouration, relative length of
antenna, peculiarities of venation such as the position of
r-m and relative length of fork of R2,3 and chiefly by the
structure of the hypopygium. André Léon Tonnoir (9 April 1885 - 30 January 1940), was a Belgian entomologist.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Tonnoir, Andre Leon
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title: Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.

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