Drosophilidae of Australia III.* Leucophenga (Insecta : Diptera)

Abstract

The Australian species of Leucophenga are reviewed. Redescriptions are provided for all species (several previously unknown from Australia are recorded for the first time), and eight additional species are described as new. The total fauna comprises 21 described species, plus several others for which adequate material is not yet available. Sexual dimorphism within the Australian Leucophenga fauna ranges from extreme to nil. Leucophenga species occur over much of the Australian continent, but appear to be absent from the south-west. The Australian Leucophenga fauna probably originated by immigration(s) from the north. * Part II, Aust. J. Zool., 1977, 25, 337–45.