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03CCD17BFFF96B74FDA1C841C6C1FCEA.text	03CCD17BFFF96B74FDA1C841C6C1FCEA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amobia auriceps (Baranov 1935)	<div><p>Amobia (s. str.) auriceps (Baranov, 1935)</p><p>Figs 2–3</p><p>Pachyophthalmus auriceps Baranov, 1935: 558 .</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>The males of this species can be distinguished from the other two Australian species of Amobia by the combination of dull yellow microtomentum present on the fronto-orbital and parafacial plates, brown basicosta and bare proepisternum (the latter feature, however, is variable in the two other Australian species and therefore not by itself fully diagnostic).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Lectotype (designated by Sabrosky &amp; Crosskey 1970: 430) SRI LANKA • ♂; Colombo; 6 Feb. 1931; N. Baranov leg.; NMNM.</p><p>Other material</p><p>AUSTRALIA • 1 ♂; QLD, Gordonvale; 1919; J.F. Illingworth leg.; [label indicates ‘collected eX mudwasp’]; ANIC • 2 ♂♂; QLD, Cairns; 1919; J.F. Illingworth leg.; [label indicates ‘collected eX mudwasp’]; BM ); • 6 ♀♀; QLD, Cairns; 1919; J.F. Illingworth leg.; [label indicates ‘collected eX mudwasp’]; BM • 1 ♀; QLD, Gordonvale; 1919; J.F. Illingworth leg.; [label indicates ‘collected eX mudwasp’]; BM • 1 ♀; QLD, Gap Creek Reserve; 6 Dec. 2016; Johnston, Butterworth and Wallman leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; QLD, Bowling Green National Park; 9 Jan. 2017; Johnston, Pape and Wallman leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; NT, Track to Lost City, Litchfield National Park; 10 Nov. 2017; Johnston, Wallman and Szpila leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; QLD, 26 km W ‘Fairview’; 24 Apr. 1989; G. Daniels and A. Daniels leg.; QM • 1 ♀; QLD, Mt Abbott; 12 Apr. 1997; C.J. Burwell leg.; QM • 1 ♀; QLD, Redlands, Hillard Creek; 20 Jan. 2009; QM Party leg.; [label indicates collected in ‘scribbly gum open forest’]; QM • 1 ♀; QLD, Teddington Weir, Maryborough; 13 Nov. 1994; G. Daniels and A. Daniels leg.; [label indicates collected in ‘vine forest margin’]; QM .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>SIZE. 6.0–9.0 mm (n = 19).</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD (Fig. 2B, D, G). With dull yellow microtomentum on fronto-orbital and parafacial plates; frontal stripe dark brown and concave; fronto-orbital plate setose with a single distinct row (at least 15 setae) and additional unordered fine fronto-orbital setulae; third aristomere tapered, fine and hair-like distally, black and twice as long as first flagellomere; pedicel and scape setose; first flagellomere black and 1.5 × the length of pedicel; gena and postgena grey with black setae; genal groove present, dark brown; vibrissa located midway between tip of first flagellomere and mouth margin; numerous supra-vibrissal setae; vibrissal setae and supra-vibrissal setae present in two rows, inner row strong and ordered, outer row weak and unordered.</p><p>THORAX (Fig. 2A, C). Grey with dull yellow-brown microtomentum (visible only at certain angles); one major median and two major lateral stripes; major stripes ending at anterior margin of scutellum; scutellum with some darkening on lateral margin; two notopleural setae with additional finer setae on entire surface; proepisternum bare; katepisternal setae 1+1.</p><p>WING (Fig. 2F). Hyaline; vein R 1 bare; vein R 4+5 with several setae at base; cell r 4+5 open; tegula black; basicosta, brown.</p><p>LEGS (Fig. 2A).Black; claws of fore tarsus slightly longer than tarsomere 5; mid tibia with one anterodorsal and one ventral seta.</p><p>ABDOMEN (Fig. 2A, C, E). T1+2 dark brown; setose and with two distinct median marginal setae; T3 setose, with two distinct median marginal setae and additional finer setae along entire posterior margin; T4–T5: setose with marginal setae on entire posterior margin; black ground colour most clearly visible towards the posterior margin; dull grey microtomentum present (occupying the majority of each tergite); three distinct black spots (two lateral and one median) on T3 and T4; T5 with only median black spot.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA (Fig. 3 A–B). Cercus sickle-shaped in lateral view and narrowest in middle portion (middle portion ~20% of cercus length); setose dorsally; cerci straight in posterior view, separated by a small gap between tips of cercal prongs; surstylus straight in lateral view, shorter than cercus; curved medially towards cercus in posterior view; phallus blunt with small spines on distal lobe.</p><p>Female</p><p>As male except microtomentum generally paler, especially on fronto-orbital plate where it appears silvery grey. The authors have chosen not to redescribe the female genitalia.</p><p>Biology</p><p>Label data confirm an association with ‘mudwasps’, probably family Sphecidae .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Australasia/Oceania – Australia (NT, QLD), Hawaiian Is., Papua New Guinea. Oriental – India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>There has been some contention as to the validity of A. auriceps . Kurahashi (1974) considered A. auriceps to be conspecific with Amobia pelopei (Rondani, 1859), a species known only from the western Palaearctic region. He did, however, note differences in the shape of the cerci and surstyli, as well as in the colouration of the basicosta. Verves (1979) and Pape (1996), by comparison, considered A. pelopei and A. auriceps as distinct species, separated through the morphology of the terminalia and by the colouration of the fronto-orbital plates. This study is in agreement with Verves (1979) and Pape (1996). It should be noted that perhaps the most reliable character for the separation of these species is the shape of the cercus in lateral view, which is gradually tapering in A. pelopei (Kurahashi, 1974: fig. 1) and distinctly narrowed in the middle in A. auriceps (Fig. 3B).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CCD17BFFF96B74FDA1C841C6C1FCEA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Wallman, James F.;Dowton, Mark;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas	Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Dowton, Mark, Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas (2020): Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy 722: 75-96, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135
03CCD17BFFF66B71FDADC9A7C740F9CB.text	03CCD17BFFF66B71FDADC9A7C740F9CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amobia burnsi (Malloch 1930)	<div><p>Amobia (s. str.) burnsi (Malloch, 1930)</p><p>Figs 4–5</p><p>Austrometopia burnsi Malloch, 1930: 438 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype</p><p>AUSTRALIA • ♂; QLD, Meringa; 28 Jun. 1926; A.N. Burns leg.; [label indicates ‘Parasitic on Eumenid’]; ANIC.</p><p>Other material</p><p>AUSTRALIA • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; NT, 15 km N Katherine; 16 May 2005, R.W. Matthews leg.; [label indicates ‘Reared: ex. Nest of Delta latreillei (Saussure) ’]; ANIC • 1 ♀; QLD, Lockhart R; Rev. Hint leg.; ANIC • 1 ♂; NSW, North Head, Sydney Harbour; 14 Feb. 1978; G. Daniels leg.; AM • 1♀; [neither locality, date nor collector; label indicates ‘parasitic on Sceliphron laetum ’]; QM .</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of this species can be distinguished from the other two Australian species of Amobia by the combination of distinct bright golden microtomentum on the fronto-orbital as well as parafacial plates and yellow-brown basicosta.</p><p>Redescription</p><p>SIZE. 8.0–10.0 mm (n = 7).</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD (Fig. 4B, D, G). With golden microtomentum on fronto-orbital and parafacial plates; frontal stripe dark brown and concave; fronto-orbital plate setose with two distinct rows of setae, one row of frontal setae (&gt; 10 setae) and one row of proclinate fronto-orbital setae (&gt; 10 setae) and additional fine frontoorbital setulae, setal rows ending before lunule; third aristomere broad at base and tapering to fine hairlike tip distally, black and twice as long as first flagellomere; pedicel and scape setose; first flagellomere black and slightly longer than pedicel; parafacial plate with fine setae near facial ridge in multiple disordered rows; gena and postgena grey with black setae; genal groove present, dark brown; vibrissa located midway between tip of first flagellomere and mouth margin; numerous supra-vibrissal setae present in two rows, inner row strong and ordered, outer row weak and unordered.</p><p>THORAX (Fig. 4A, C). Grey with some dull yellow microtomentum anteriorly; one major median, two major lateral and two faint minor lateral stripes (located mediad to lateral major stripes and approximately one quarter of their width); major stripes ending at anterior margin of scutellum; minor stripes ending just anterior to suture; scutellum with some darkening on lateral margins; two notopleural setae, with numerous additional fine setae; proepisternum setose; katepisternal setae 1+1.</p><p>WING (Fig. 4F). Hyaline; vein R 1 bare; vein R 4+5 with several setae at base; cell r 4+5 open; tegula black; basicosta light yellow brown.</p><p>LEGS (Fig. 4A). Black; claws of fore tarsus slightly longer than tarsomere 5; pulvilli slightly shorter than fore tarsal claws; mid tibia with one anteroventral and one anterodorsal seta.</p><p>ABDOMEN (Fig. 4A, C, E). T1+2 black; setose, with two distinct median marginal setae; T3–T5: setose, with two distinct median marginal setae and additional finer setae along entire posterior margin of each tergite; black ground colour most clearly visible towards posterior margin; dull grey microtomentum present (occupying almost the entirety of each tergite); three distinct black spots (two lateral and one median) on T3 and T4; T5 with only one median black spot.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA (Fig. 5 A–D). Cercus sickle-shaped in lateral view, broad at base and pointed apically; densely setose dorsally; cerci diverging in posterior view with a weak curve away from one another; surstylus straight in lateral view, shorter than the cerci; in posterior view, surstyli slightly curved medially towards cerci; phallus blunt with small spines on distal lobe, swollen apically.</p><p>Female</p><p>As male except with generally paler microtomentum, especially on head where it appears dull grey. The authors have chosen not to redescribe the female genitalia.</p><p>Biology</p><p>Label data indicate [klepto]parasitism of wasps of the families Vespidae ( Delta latreillei (Saussure, 1852)) and Sphecidae ( Sceliphron laetum (Smith, 1856)) .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Australasia – Australia (NSW, NT, QLD, WA).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Amobia burnsi was described in the monotypic genus Austrometopia Malloch, 1930 . This classification has since been rejected as it rendered the genus Amobia paraphyletic (Kurahashi 1970; Pape 1996). Pape (1996) specified that, in the genus Amobia, the fore-tarsal claws are longer than the fifth tarsomere in both sexes; however, this was not observed in females of A. burnsi examined in this study, and as such may not be a character of all Amobia .</p><p>It should be noted that proepisternal setosity has been observed to be variable in this species and as such cannot be used to diagnose it.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CCD17BFFF66B71FDADC9A7C740F9CB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Wallman, James F.;Dowton, Mark;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas	Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Dowton, Mark, Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas (2020): Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy 722: 75-96, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135
03CCD17BFFF36B72FDD7CC85C078F878.text	03CCD17BFFF36B72FDD7CC85C078F878.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amobia serpenta Johnston & Wallman & Dowton & Szpila & Pape 2020	<div><p>Amobia (s. str.) serpenta sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 884490D3-8113-4F75-B4BD-E0E88209BC88</p><p>Figs 6–7</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of this species can be distinguished from the other two Australian members of Amobia by the unique dual head colouration (silver microtomentum on the fronto-orbital and parafacial plates, and golden microtomentum on upper mouth edge, gena and postgena) in combination with the area of golden microtomentum on the notopleuron.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species epithet ‘ serpenta ’, which should be treated as a noun in apposition, refers to Serpentine Gorge, the type locality of this species.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype</p><p>AUSTRALIA • ♂; NT, Serpentine Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park; 13 Nov. 2017; Johnston, Wallman &amp; Szpila leg.; ANIC.</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>AUSTRALIA • 1 ♂; WA, 2 miles S of Dempster; 19 Oct. 1970; D.H. Colless leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; NT, Alice Springs; 21–27 Sep. 1972; R.W. Matthews leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; QLD, Birdsville Track; Sep. 1936; A. Muncham leg.; [label indicates: ‘reared from clay nest of mason wasp ( Eumenidae)’]; ANIC • 1 ♀; WA, White Spring Ruins NE of Wittenoom; 16 Aug. 1970; P. Ferrar leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; SA, Nullarbor; 25 Oct. 1958; E.F. Riek leg.; ANIC • 1 ♀; WA, Carson Escarpment; 15 Aug. 1975; I.F.B. Common and M.S. Upton leg.; ANIC .</p><p>Description</p><p>SIZE. 6–9 mm (n = 7).</p><p>Male</p><p>HEAD (Fig. 6B, D, G). Grey with silver microtomentum on fronto-orbital and parafacial plates, and golden microtomentum on upper mouth edge, gena and postgena; frontal stripe black and distinctly concave; fronto-orbital plate setose with one distinct row of fronto-orbital setae (&gt; 10 setae) and additional unordered fine fronto-orbital setulae; setal rows ending at height of lunule; third aristomere broad in basal third then tapering to a fine hair-like tip distally, black and 2 × length of the first flagellomere; pedicel and scape setose; first flagellomere black and slightly longer than pedicel; parafacial plate with fine setae near facial ridge, in multiple disordered rows; gena yellow and postgena light grey with black setae; genal groove present, dark brown; vibrissa located midway between tip of first flagellomere and mouth margin; numerous supra-vibrissal setae.</p><p>THORAX (Fig. 6A, C). Grey with golden microtomentum, particularly antero-dorsally and forming distinct patch on notopleuron; one major median, two major lateral and two faint minor lateral stripes (minor stripes placed medially to major stripes and approximately one quarter of their width); major stripes continuing full length of scutellum, minor stripes ending just anterior to suture; two notopleural setae, with numerous additional fine setae on entire notopleural surface; proepisternum bare or setose; katepisternal setae 1+1.</p><p>WING (Fig. 6F). Hyaline; vein R 1 bare; vein R 4+5 with several setae at base; cell r 4+5 open; tegula black; basicosta yellow white.</p><p>LEGS (Fig. 6A). Black; claws of fore tarsus slightly longer than tarsomere 5; pulvilli as long as fore tarsal claws; mid tibia with one anteroventral and one anterodorsal seta.</p><p>ABDOMEN (Fig. 6A, C, E). T1+2: black; setose and with two distinct median marginal setae; T3–T5: setose, each with one pair of distinct median marginal setae; T5 with additional marginal setae along entire posterior surface; black ground colour most clearly visible towards posterior margin; dull grey microtomentum present, occupying entirety of tergites; three distinct black stripes (two lateral and one median) on T3; T4 with median stripe and two lateral spots; T5 with only one median black spot.</p><p>MALE TERMINALIA (Fig. 7 A–B). Cercus (lateral view) sickle-shaped broad at base and tapered; setose on dorsal surface; posteriorly, cerci slightly diverging apically; surstylus shorter than cercus, single lobed on posterior margin; posteriorly, surstyli curved medially.</p><p>Female</p><p>As male except for slightly darker microtomentum on the fronto-orbital plate, appearing dull yellow. Parafacial plate, gena and post gena remain golden and distinctly different to fronto-orbital plate. The authors have chosen not to describe the female genitalia.</p><p>Biology</p><p>The holotype of this species was collected on a hilltop, perching on an exposed rock. Paratype label data indicate an association with vespid wasps ( Vespidae: Eumeninae).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Australasia – Australia (NT, QLD, SA, WA).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Amobia serpenta sp. nov. is placed within the subgenus Amobia s. str. due to the brown coloured terminalia and more than 10 proclinate fronto-orbital setae (Zumpt 1961; Pape 1996). Due to the limited number of male specimens (two), it was decided to avoid dissection of the male terminalia and rather to describe the extended male terminalia of the pinned holotype. For this reason, and as the phallus was broken off completely in the holotype, only the cerci and surstyli could be accurately described.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CCD17BFFF36B72FDD7CC85C078F878	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Wallman, James F.;Dowton, Mark;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas	Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Dowton, Mark, Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas (2020): Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy 722: 75-96, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135
03CCD17BFFEF6B6DFF3FCB17C02EFCA5.text	03CCD17BFFEF6B6DFF3FCB17C02EFCA5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830	<div><p>Key to males of Australian Amobia</p><p>1. Fronto-orbital and parafacial plates with silver microtomentum, upper mouthedge and gena with golden microtomentum (Fig. 6B, D, G); notopleuron with a distinct area of golden microtomentum (Fig. 6A) .................................................................................................. A. (s. str.) serpenta sp. nov.</p><p>– Fronto-orbital plate and parafacial plate both with golden or dull yellow microtomentum; gena with grey or golden microtomentum (Figs 2B, D, G, 4B, D, G); notopleuron without golden microtomentum (Fig. 2 A–B) ............................................................................................................. 2</p><p>2. Fronto-orbital plate with dull yellow microtomentum (Fig. 2 A–B, G); basicosta brown; male terminalia: cerci in lateral view broad in basal and distal 0.4 with distinct narrowing in middle 0.2 (Fig. 3B); in posterior view cerci straight and not curved away from one another (Fig. 3A) .................................................................................... A. (s. str.) auriceps (Baranov, 1935)</p><p>– Fronto-orbital plate with bright golden microtomentum (Fig. 4 A–B, G); basicosta yellow-brown; male terminalia: cerci in lateral view gradually tapering from base to tip (Fig. 5B, D); in posterior view cerci weakly curved away from one another (Fig. 5A, C).... A. (s. str.) burnsi (Malloch, 1930)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CCD17BFFEF6B6DFF3FCB17C02EFCA5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Johnston, Nikolas P.;Wallman, James F.;Dowton, Mark;Szpila, Krzysztof;Pape, Thomas	Johnston, Nikolas P., Wallman, James F., Dowton, Mark, Szpila, Krzysztof, Pape, Thomas (2020): Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy 722: 75-96, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135
