Abstract
The first representative of the family Anthomyzidae discovered in New Zealand, viz. Zealantha thorpei sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Zealantha gen. nov. is diagnosed and its relationship to other known genera of Anthomyzidae is discussed on the basis of morphological features including characters of the male and female internal genitalia. Notes on the habitat association and distribution of the new species are given.
References
Colless, D.H. & McAlpine, D.K. (1970) 34. Diptera (flies). Pp. 656–740. In Waterhouse, D.F. (ed.), The insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. 1029 pp. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria.
Colless, D.H. & McAlpine, D.K. (1991) 39 Diptera (flies). Pp. 717–786. In CSIRO, Division of Entomology (eds): The insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. 2nd edition. 1135 pp. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.
Crosby, T.K., Dugdale, J.S. & Watt, J.C. (1998) Area codes for recording specimen localities in the New Zealand subregion. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 25, 175–183.
Meijere, J.C.H. de (1916) Studien über südostasiatische Dipteren. XI. Zur Biologie einiger javanischen Dipteren nebst Beschreibung einiger neuen javanischen Arten. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 59, 184–213.
RoháÖek, J. (1993) Two new Afrotropical genera of Anthomyzidae (Diptera), with descriptions of seven new species. Annals of the Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, 34(1), 157–190.
RoháÖek, J. (1998) Taxonomic limits, phylogeny and higher classification of Anthomyzidae (Diptera), with special regard to fossil record. European Journal of Entomology, 95, 141–177.
RoháÖek, J. (2004) Revision of the genus Amygdalops Lamb, 1914 (Diptera, Anthomyzidae) of the Afrotropical Region. African Invertebrates, 45, 157–221.
RoháÖek, J. (2006) A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera) Part 1. Ñasopis Slezského zemského Muzea, Opava (A), 55, supplement 1, 1–328.
RoháÖek, J. (in prep.) Revision of the genus Amygdalops Lamb, 1914 (Diptera: Anthomyzidae) of the Oriental, Australasian and Oceanian Regions.
RoháÖek, J. & Barraclough, D. (2003) Margdalops, a new African genus of Anthomyzidae (Diptera), comprising six new species. African Invertebrates, 44(2), 157–190.
Sueyoshi, M. & RoháÖek, J. (2003) Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptrata) from Japan and adjacent areas. Entomological Science, 6, 17–36.
Vockeroth, J.R. (1977) Family Anthomyzidae. p. 241. In: Delfinado, M.D. & Hardy, D.E. (eds), A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Vol. 3, 854 pp. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Vockeroth, J.R. (1989) 72. Family Anthomyzidae. P. 548. In Evenhuis, N. L. (ed.), Catalog of Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. 1155 pp. Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill, Honolulu.
Zatwarnicki, T. (1996) A new reconstruction of the origin of eremoneuran hypopygium and its implications for classification (Insecta: Diptera). Genus, 7(1), 103–175.