Psilota decessum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syrphoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Aschiza Superfamilia: Syrphoidea

Familia: Syrphidae
Subfamilia: Eristalinae
Tribus: Merodontini
Genus: Psilota
Species: Psilota decessum

Name

Psilota decessum (Hutton, 1901)

Note: Under ICZN Art. 31.2.2, the epithet "decessum" could be treated as a noun by default, because it can be either a noun or an adjective, and Hutton did not explicitly state that it was adjectival; see [1]. However, this interpretation requires the acceptance of a noun in the accusative case as permissible, whereas ICZN 11.9 requires that a "Latin or latinized word must be, or be treated as" the nominative singular or the genitive case.

Type locality: New Zealand (Either from "Christchurch (Clark)" or "Ashburton (W.W. Smith)").

Typus:

Synonyms

Melanostoma decessum Hutton, 1901: 43. Protonym (Note: Same new combination was also mentioned previously on p.36)
Lepidomyia decessum (Hutton, 1901); Miller, 1921 294
Psilota decessa (Hutton, 1901); in Derraik & Heath 2005: 984; Kassebeer, Maibach & Rotheray 1998: [Not seen]; Thompson 2008: 16 (plus p. 3 key), contra below.
Psilota decessum (Hutton, 1901); in Thompson 2008: 2 (plus figs.16, 19 and legends); Young, Skevington & van Steenis 2020: 4, Table 3.

References

Primary references

Hutton, F.W. 1901. Synopsis of the Diptera Brachycera of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 33: 1–95. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Derraik, J.G.B. & Heath, A.C.G. 2005. Immature Diptera (excluding Culicidae) inhabiting phytotelmata in the Auckland and Wellington regions.] New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 39(4): 981–987 DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517368 PDF Reference page.
Kassebeer, C., Maibach, A. & Rotheray, G.E. 1998. The third (final) stage larva of Psilota anthracina Meigen and Psilota decessa (Hutton) (Dipt., Syrphidae). The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 134: 39–43.
Miller, D. 1921. Material for a monograph on the Diptera fauna of New Zealand. Part II, Family Syrphidae. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 53: 289–333, plates XLVII-LII. BHL Reference page.
Thompson, F.C. 2008. A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species. Zootaxa 1716(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1716.1.1 . Abstract & excerpt PDF hdl: 10088/9708 . Reference page.
Young, A.D., Skevington, J.M. & van Steenis, W. 2020. Revision of the Psilota Meigen, 1822 flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4737(1): 1–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4737.1.1 Reference page.

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