Diphamorphos

Diphamorphos Rohwer, 1910: 473. Type species: Diphamorphos nigrescens Rohwer, by original designation.

Citations

Rohwer 1911a [type information: 78]; Morice 1919 [key, key to species, revision/review: 257, 294]; Tillyard 1926 [biology, description, diagnosis, host plant: 265]; Benson 1934 [distribution (range), key, key to species: 465, 471]; Benson 1938b [key, systematics – classification: 358, 359]; Benson 1938c [systematics – classification: 382]; Benson & Conde 1938 [systematics – classification: 121]; Benson 1963 [diagnosis, illustration of adult, key: 82, 83]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 155-156]; Pagliano & Scaramozzino 1990 [catalogue/checklist: 75]; Abe & Smith 1991 [systematics – classification: 26]; Schmidt & Brown 2005 [systematics – classification: 6-7].

Biology

Larvae feed on dead leaves (Tillyard 1926).

Diphamorphos apicalis Forsius

Diphamorphos apicalis Forsius, 1927: 284, 287-288. Type locality: Australia: Adelaide, South Australia. Syntype, male, female. Type depository: SAMA. Described: male, female.

Citations

Benson 1934 [description of adult, distribution (range), key: 471]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 156]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 628].

Distribution

Australasian: Australia (South Australia [Benson 1934, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).

Diphamorphos minor Rohwer

Diphamorphos minor Rohwer, 1910: 474. Type locality: Australia: Cairns, Queensland. Holotype female, by original designation. Type depository: BMNH. Described: male, female.

Citations

Morice 1919 [description of male, distribution (range), illustration of female, illustration of lance/lancet, key, type information: 294, pl. xi, fig. 8, pl. xii, fig. 11, pl. xiii, fig. 13]; Benson 1934 [description of adult, distribution (range), key: 471]; Benson 1935 [illustration of female: 219]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 156]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 628].

Distribution

Australasian: Australia (Queensland [Morice 1919, Benson 1934, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).

Diphamorphos nigrescens Rohwer

Diphamorphos nigrescens Rohwer, 1910: 474. Type locality: Australia: Victoria. Holotype female, by original designation. Type depository: BMNH. Described: female.

Diphamorphos nigrescens: Forsius, 1927: 83. Subsequent description.

Citations

Morice 1919 [distribution (range), key, type information: 294]; Benson 1934 [description of adult, distribution (range), key: 471]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 156]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 628].

Distribution

Australasian: Australia (Victoria [Morice 1919, Benson 1934, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).

Diphamorphos pallicornis Benson

Diphamorphos pallicornis Benson, 1935: 218-219. Type locality: Australia: Tooloom, New South Wales. Holotype female, by original designation. Type depository: QMBA. Described: female. Illust.

Citations

Benson 1935 [diagnosis, distribution record, illustration of female, illustration of lance/lancet: 218-219]; Quinlan 1974 [type information: 233]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 156]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 628].

Distribution

Australasian: Australia (New South Wales [Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).