The Australian species of Ephydrella and Setacera (Diptera : Ephydridae)

Abstract

The genus Ephydrella Tonnoir & Malloch contains four Australian species: acrostichalis (Malloch), breviseta (Malloch), marshalli, sp. nov., and tasmaniae, sp. nov. The larvae of the former three species are associated with marine algae of the genus Cladophora. Six other species of Ephydrella are also known, from New Zealand and Macquarie Island. One species of Setacera Cresson, S. breviventris (Loew), occurs in Australia.