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Bush Blitz aids description of three new species and a new genus of Australian beeflies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Exoprosopini)

Citation

Lambkin C, Journals P (2011). Bush Blitz aids description of three new species and a new genus of Australian beeflies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Exoprosopini). ZooKeys. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zbvwwk accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

Locality data for 6 beefly specimens deposited in the Queensland Museum, Australia for 3 new species of Australian beeflies belonging to the Exoprosopini; Palirika mackenziei Lambkin, Palirika culgoafloodplainensis Lambkin, and Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin.

Taxonomic Coverages

Three new species of Australian beeflies belonging to the Order Diptera: Family Bombyliidae: Subfamily Anthracinae: Tribe Exoprosopini are described; Palirika mackenziei Lambkin, Palirika culgoafloodplainensis Lambkin, and Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin.
  1. Palirika mackenziei Lambkin
    common name: beefly rank: species
  2. Palirika culgoafloodplainensis Lambkin
    common name: beefly rank: species
  3. Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin.
    common name: beefly

Geographic Coverages

Palirika mackenziei Lambkin was collected from Plevna Downs 63 km west of Eromanga,in south-western Queensland. Palirika culgoafloodplainensis Lambkin was collected from Culgoa Floodplains National Park on the Queensland/New South Wales Border, 134 km WSW Dirranbandi. Four male specimens of Larrpana bushblitzi Lambkin were hand netted from Karara Pastoral Lease in Western Australia, hill-topping on Forrest Lookout, 24.4km SE Boiada Camp, and on a nearby hilltop, 23.5km ESE Boiada Camp, 213 km ESE of Geraldton.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Christine Lambkin
originator
position: Curator of Entomology
Queensland Museum
Grey St, South Bank
Brisbane
4101
Queensland
AU
Telephone: +61 7 38407699
email: christine.lambkin@qm.qld.gov.au
homepage: http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Research/People/People/Profile/L/Christine+Lambkin
Pensoft Journals
metadata author
email: journals@pensoft.net
Christine Lambkin
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Entomology
Queensland Museum
Grey St, South Bank
Brisbane
4101
Queensland
AU
Telephone: +61 7 38407699
email: christine.lambkin@qm.qld.gov.au
homepage: http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Research/People/People/Profile/L/Christine+Lambkin
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