Xenosciomyza turbotti is a species of fly in the family Helosciomyzidae.[2] The species was first described by Roy A. Harrison in 1955, and is endemic to the Auckland Islands south of New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Helosciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Xenosciomyza |
| Species: | X. turbotti
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| Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Roy A. Harrison in 1955, based on a specimen collected from Carnley Harbour on Auckland Island by Evan Graham Turbott in October 1944.[3] Harrison named the species after Turbott.[4] This was the second species identified for the genus, following X. prima in 1928.[5]
Description
editX. turbotti is light brown in colour, with an approximate body length of 8 mm (0.31 in), with a wing length of 8 mm (0.31 in). Males have finer and longer body hairs relative to females of the same species.[3] X. turbotti has a brown arista with pubescent rays short than the diameter of the basal segment.[6][7] The species can be differentiated from X. prima due to the presence of only a single sternopleural.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Auckland Islands.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Xenosciomyza turbotti Harrison, 1955". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Roy A. (November 1955). "The Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands. Part 1. Report on Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands". Records of the Dominion Museum. 2 (4): 205–231. ISSN 0373-7233. Wikidata Q130037137.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
- ^ Tonnoir, A. L.; Malloch, J. R. (1928). "The New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae: Part IV. - Sciomyzidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 3: 151–79. ISSN 0370-3878. Wikidata Q130038867.
- ^ a b Barnes, Jeffrey K. (March 1981). "Revision of the Helosciomyzidae (Diptera)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 11 (1): 45–72. doi:10.1080/03036758.1981.10419451. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54648221.
- ^ Harrison, R. A. (February 1959). "Acalypterate Diptera of New Zealand". Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 128: 1–382. ISSN 0077-961X. Wikidata Q130038063.