The Australian psychodidae (Diptera), Part 1

Abstract

A new genus of Psychodidae, Atrichobrunettia, gen. nov., is erected to contain species showing affinities with Brunettia Annandale, but lacking hairs on the wing membrane. Two new species are described, A. alternata, sp. nov., and A. subalternata, sp. nov. Three new subgenera of the genus Telmatoscopus Eaton are created; Paratelmatoscopus, subgen. nov., containing 2 new species, Telmatoscopus (P.) variegatus, sp. nov., and T. (P.) subvariegatus, sp. nov.; Nototelmatoscopus, subgen. nov., containing the species T. (N.) festivus, sp. nov., T. (N.) crassepalpis, sp. nov., T. (N.) obscurus, sp. nov., and T. (N.) nicholsoni, sp. nov.; Eutelmatoscopus, subgen. nov., containing the species T. (E.) neglectus, sp. nov., T. (E.) norrisi, sp. nov., T. (E.) confusus, sp. nov., and T. (E.) fordi sp. nov., all of which species are described, as also is T. poncianicolus, sp. nov., a species of uncertain subgeneric affinity. Two new species are described of the hitherto monotypic genus Notiocharis Eaton, N. dimorpha, sp. nov., and N. pallida, sp. nov. A new species of the monotypic genus Trichopsychoda Tonnoir, T. montana, sp. nov., is described, as also are 2 species of Pericoma Walker, P. confusa, sp. nov., and P. pseudoalbipes, sp. nov., and 11 species of Psychoda Latreille, P. dennesi, sp. nov., P. aenigmatica, sp, nov., P. unimaculata, sp. nov., P. irrorata, sp. nov., P, truncata, sp. nov., P. subpennata, sp. nov., P. squamata, sp. nov., P. arcuata, sp. nov., P. squamipleuris, sp. nov., P. apennata, sp. nov., P. ypsylon, sp. nov. Further descriptions are given of the species Pericoma bancrofti Tonnoir and Psychoda pseudoalternata Williams. The name Psychoda infurcis Satchell is shown to be a synonym of Psychoda makati Del Rosario. Keys to the genera and species of Australian Psychodidae, including those described in Part II, are provided.