Peromyia aeratipennis (SKUSE, 1888)

Peromyia aeratipennis [= Peromyia muscorum] is found across the Palaearctic Region, throughout the Japanese achipelago including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, in New Zealand (JASCHHOF & JASCHHOF 2004) and, as shown here, in Tasmania. A redescription of this common species was given by JASCHHOF (1998). Peromyia aeratipennisaeratipennis belongs to the Peromyia impexa [formerly Peromyia palustris]] group of species as defined by JASCHHOF (1998) and reviewed subsequently (JASCHHOF 2001b, JASCHHOF & JASCHHOF 2004, 2009). Among the PeromyiaPeromyia specimens I have seen from Tasmania are several that belong to one or two new species close to P. aeratipennis, but the available specimens are insufficient for description.

Material:

1 male, Tasmania, Warra LTER site, Mt Weld, 22 Jan. 2002, sample FT5898, N. DORAN & R. BASHFORD ; 1 male, Warra LTER site, Manuka Road, 1 March 2005, sample FT35684, R. BASHFORD ; 1 male, same data but sample FT35693; 1 male, same locality but 7 Dec. 2007, sample FT44146; 1 male, Warra LTER site, Bird Observation Track, 7 Dec. 2007 - 7 Jan. 2008, M. & C. JASCHHOF .