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Rhabdomastix Skuse 1890
No full textGenus Rhabdomastix Skuse, 1890 Rhabdomastix Skuse, 1890: 828. Type species: Rhabdomastix ostensackeni Skuse, 1890, by monotypy. Palaeogonomyia Meunier, 1899: 359. Type species: Gonomyia pulcherrima Meunier, 1906 (fossil), by subsequent designation by Alexander (1931). Sacandaga Alexander, 1911: 349. Type species: Sacandaga flava Alexander, 1911, by monotypy.Published as part of Theischinger, Günther, Billingham, Zacariah D., Martin, John & Growns, Ivor, 2019, The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae), pp. 65-100 in Zootaxa 4661 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/337850
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No full textThe genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae)
No full textTheischinger, Günther, Billingham, Zacariah D., Martin, John, Growns, Ivor (2019): The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae). Zootaxa 4661 (1): 65-100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.
Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) ostensackeni Skuse 1890
No full textRhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) ostensackeni Skuse (Figs. 33–35) Rhabdomastix ostensackeni Skuse, 1890: 829. Material examined. Holotype ♂: Australia, New South Wales, Berowra (ANIC); seen: dry, pinned, wing and terminalia on slide on pin. New South Wales: 2 ƋƋ, Heathcote Brook, 8–x–1985, G. Theischinger (AM); 2 ƋƋ, Kanangra Boyd N. P., Mt Kanangra, 1100 m, montane woodland, 2–i–1993, pans, D.J. Bickel (AM); 1 Ƌ, Mulerindi, 10 km N Tamworth, 16–xi– 19976, G. Theischinger (AM); R. ostensackeni Ƌ Type, F.A.A. Skuse (on permanent loan from MACLEY MUSEUM University of Sydney) (ANIC); 1 Ƌ, Sydney, 19.9.25 (Health Dept.) (ANIC); 1 Ƌ, Stoney Ck, 77 km N of Windsor, 7–x–1974, Z. Liepa (ANIC); 1 Ƌ, Terrey Hills near Sydney, 21–iii–1970, D.K. McAlpine (AM); 1 Ƌ, Tianjara Falls, 10–xi–1985, G.Theischinger (AM). Only the male of R. ostensackeni has been described (Skuse, 1890). The female remains undescribed. Additional details of the male (from dry, pinned material and material preserved in 80% ethanol) (Figs. 33– 35). Head. Antenna brown, 4–6 mm long; pedicel much shorter than flagellomeres; flagellomere 1 long, slender cylindrical; flagellomere 3 many times as long as wide. Wing. Very narrow, particularly basally. Veins R 4 and R 5 apically diverging; cell dm about half as long as vein M 4 ; vein A 2 almost straight, very short, ending well before level origin of Rs; anal angle hardly developed. Terminalia. Gonocoxite about three times as long as wide. Outer gonostylus more than half as long as gonocoxite and about twice as long and largely about as thick as the inner gonostylus that is attenuated rather abruptly to a thin tip. Interbase pointed, rather strongly but evenly arched. Aedeagus at least as long as rather slim vesica plus moderate size apodeme. Distribution. South-eastern: New South Wales (Map 1). Discussion. The male of R. (R.) ostensackeni stands out from all consubgeneric species known from Australia by very long antennae (longer than wing) with very thin flagellomeres (f3 many times as long as wide), by anal angle of wing hardly developed (cell A 2 very shallow), by outer and inner gonostyli similar in width, the outer not distinctly armed, apically rounded, the inner largely parallel sided with rather long, much narrower tip and by strongly arched interbases.Published as part of Theischinger, Günther, Billingham, Zacariah D., Martin, John & Growns, Ivor, 2019, The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae), pp. 65-100 in Zootaxa 4661 (1) on page 83, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/337850
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No full textThis paper illustrates how problems with accessibility and ease of use of electronic formative assessment tools can be overcome by the judicious use of assistive technologies and presentation modes to enhance teaching and learning for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Where formative assessments are used to enhance teaching and learning to meet the needs of students, it is important to work in an inclusive environment to support diverse personal preferences and skills. Positive responses to e-assessment can only be achieved if a toolkit of support and guidance is available to both students and developers
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No full textAndrew Skuse, Tait Brimacombe and Dianne Rodge
Bradysia amabilis Skuse 1888, comb. n.
No full textBradysia amabilis (Skuse, 1888) comb. n. (Figs, 9 A‒D, 3 A) Sciara amabilis Skuse, 1888 [Skuse (1888): 712 ‒713]. Type locality. Australia, Sydney. Holotype: Male. Original label data (Fig. 3 A) verbatim ‘ Sc. amabilis / Ƌ (ink) TYPE./ F. A. A. Skuse’ (print), ‘Sydney’ (ink). Mounted in Canada balsam Dec. 2015. (ANIC; Slide No. 003). Remarks. The original description states “ Hab.—Sydney (Masters and Skuse). September.” Preservation. Generally well preserved. Additional description. Male. Head. Eye bridge 2‒3 facets wide. Antenna brown, 4th flagellomere with l/windex of 2.4, with dense, pale hairs shorter than the diameter of basal node; necks rather short, brownish; palpus 3- segmented; basal segment with deep sensory pit and 4‒5 bristles. Thorax. Brown, scutum centrally and laterally with rather long dark bristles; scutellum with two long and two shorter marginal bristles; postpronotum bare. Wing pale; R1 = 4/5 R; R5 throughout with macrotrichia dorsally and ventrally; c nearly 1/2 w; y = x, with macrotrichia; posterior veins without macrotrichia. Haltere short, brownish. Legs yellowish-brown; tibial organ comb-like, with a row of 5‒6 bristles; spurs of middle and hind tibia equal in size, rather short; claws missing. Abdomen. With rather short, brownish hairs. Hypopygium brown; ventral base broadly open, without lobe or bristle patch, the inner membrane with fine hairs; gonocoxites strong, with short and sparse hairs at the inner ventral margin; gonostylus elongate, shorter than gonocoxite, with curved apex and one or two dorsally located claw-like short teeth, the apex with 6‒7 spines of equal size, one of them more robust than the others; tegmen somewhat pyramid-like, apically rounded, with fine teeth and a broad ventral parameral apodeme; aedeagus rather short. Body length: 3.0 mm. Comments. The species is characterized by a deep sensory pit on the basal segment of the palpus, ventral macrotrichia on R5, macrotrichia on y, a ventral membrane with fine hairs at the base of the hypopygium, an elongated gonostylus with 1‒2 small, dorsally-located claw-like teeth and several spines below. Distribution. Australia (New South Wales).Published as part of Broadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen & Mohrig, Werner, 2016, Revision of the types of male Sciaridae (Diptera) described from Australia by F. A. A. Skuse, pp. 401-450 in Zootaxa 4193 (3) on page 416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/16716
FIGURES 5, 6 in The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae)
No full textFIGURES 5, 6. Habitats of Rhabdomastix spp. in Australia, Victoria. 5: Tambo River; 6: Watts River.Published as part of Theischinger, Günther, Billingham, Zacariah D., Martin, John & Growns, Ivor, 2019, The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae), pp. 65-100 in Zootaxa 4661 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/337850
Divellepidosis indubitata Skuse 1888, new combination
No full textDivellepidosis indubitata (Skuse, 1888), new combination [Figs 9 i–n] Cecidomyia (Colpodia) indubitata Skuse, 1888: 114. Colpodia indubitata (Skuse 1888), new combination by Gagné (1989b: 155). Material studied. Holotype male (ANIC 29-38489), “Middle Harbour (Skuse). September”. The type retains the wings, head with partially shrivelled flagellomeres of one complete antenna, thorax with one hindleg, and the abdomen. Description. Wing 1.8 mm long, 0.5 mm wide; R4+5 strongly curved at apical third, joining C at wing apex, C broken at juncture with R4+5, Rs fully developed, halfway between arculus and end of R1; Cu forked, Cu2 stronger than Cu1; wingfold weak. Head: palpus 4-segmented, palpiger present; flagellomeres 14, with single node, bearing single horizontal circumfilar band, neck 1.5x longer than node. First tarsomere with small blunt apicoventral projection, tarsal claws simple, empodium shrivelled on the remaining leg of holotype. Terminalia: gonocoxites short, without apical lobe dorsally; gonocoxal apodemes separate, ending anteriad of gonocoxites; gonostylus wide basally, with inner edge straight, outer edge curved, abruptly tapering towards apical comb-like tooth, entirely microtrichose and setose; cerci large, bluntly triangular, shallowly divided, with several apical setae; hypoproct concave, slightly shorter than cerci, with single seta on either lobe; tegmen stout, slightly concave apically, longer than cerci, bearing no papillae, ejaculatory apodeme starting between base of gonocoxal apodemes and base of aedeagus and reaching tip of aedeagus. Remarks. This species and D. pallidina represent the first records of Divellepidosis Fedotova & Sidorenko (Porricondylinae: Porricondylini) in Australia. The two species differ in the following characters: in D. pallidina the wing vein Rs is closer to the distal end of R1 than to the arculus, the gonocoxite is long with an acute dorsoapical lobe and the gonoxocal apodemes reach the base of gonocoxites; in D. indubitata R S lies halfway between R1 and the arculus, the gonocoxite has no apical lobe, and the gonoxocal apodemes reach far anteriad of the base of the gonocoxites.Published as part of Kolesik, Peter & Gagné, Raymond J., 2016, Revision of early taxa of Australian gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), pp. 301-338 in Zootaxa 4205 (4) on page 318, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/20824
Pseudolycoriella cavatica Skuse 1888, comb. n.
No full text<i>Pseudolycoriella cavatica</i> (Skuse, 1888) comb. n. <p>(Fig. 23 A‒D; Fig. 24 A‒B)</p> <p> <i>Sciara cavatica</i> Skuse, 1888 [Skuse (1888): 688 ‒689].</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Australia, New South Wales, Glenbrook, Blue Mountains.</p> <p> <b>Holotype</b>: Male. Original label data verbatim ‘ <i>Sc. cavatica</i> / Ƌ (ink) TYPE. / F. A. A. Skuse’ (print), ‘Glenbrook/ M’ (ink). Mounted in Canada balsam Dec. 2015. (ANIC; Slide No. 009).</p> <p> <b>Preservation.</b> All details in good condition, wings somewhat deformed.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Original description states “ <i>Hab</i>.—Glenbrook, Blue Mountains (Masters). End of November.”</p> <p> <b> <i>=</i> <i>Sciara familiaris</i> Skuse, 1888 syn. n.</b> [Skuse (1888): 687 ‒688].</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Australia, New South Wales, Elizabeth Bay.</p> <p> <b>Lectotype</b> (here designated): Male. Slide bears original label data verbatim ‘ <i>Sc. familiaris</i> / Ƌ (ink) TYPE./ F. A. A. Skuse’ (print). Mounted in Canada balsam Dec. 2015. (ANIC; Slide No. 019-1).</p> <p> <b>Paralectotypes.</b> 1 female and 1 male (not studied).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Original description states “ <i>Hab</i>.—Elizabeth Bay (Skuse). January.”</p> <p> <b>Preservation.</b> Head missing, thorax and legs damaged, wings and hypopygium in good condition.</p> <p> <b> = <i>Sciara festiva</i> Skuse, 1888 syn. n.</b> [Skuse (1888): 689 ‒690].</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.</p> <p> <b>Lectotype</b> (here designated): <i>Sciara festiva</i> Skuse, 1888. Male. Slide bears original label data verbatim ‘ <i>Sciara festiva</i> / ♂ (ink) TYPE./ F. A. A. Skuse’ (print), ‘Sydney/ S’ (ink). Mounted in Canada balsam Dec. 2015. (ANIC; Slide No. 021-1).</p> <p> <b>Paralectotype.</b> 1 female (not studied).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Original description states “ <i>Hab</i>.—Elizabeth Bay (Skuse). May.”</p> <p> <b>Preservation.</b> Gonostylus slightly deformed.</p> <p> <b>Additional description</b>. Male. <b>Head</b>. Eye bridge 2 facets wide; frons between eye bridge and scape with a few bristles. Antenna short; 4th flagellomere with l/w-index of 1.4, with hairs pale, bristle-like and nearly as long as the width of the basal node; necks rather short, brownish; palpus 3-segmented; basal segment without sensory pit, with 4-5 bristles. <b>Thorax</b>. Scutum with rather short and brown central as well as lateral bristles; scutellum with 2 long and 4 shorter marginal bristles; postpronotum bare. Wing brownish; R1 = 1/2 R; R5 throughout with macrotrichia dorsally and ventrally; C = 3/4 w; y = x, with 1‒2 macrotrichia; M-fork long, posterior veins without macrotrichia. Haltere short, brownish. Legs brownish; tibial organ small, with 4‒5 fine hyaline bristles in an irregular row; spurs of middle and hind tibia equal in size, longer than the width of apex of tibia; claws missing. <b>Abdomen</b>. With rather long, dense brownish hair. Hypopygium with broad open ventral base, without lobe or patch of bristles; gonocoxite with short and sparse hairs on the inner ventral margin; gonostylus curved in the apical third, densely hairy on the apex, with 2 subapical spines as long as apical hairs, and with a long whiplash hair below; tegmen wider than long, with dark sclerotized shoulders laterally, rounded apically; aedeagus rather short, with large furca. Body length: 2.2 mm.</p> <p> <b>Comments</b>. This species is characterized by very short flagellomeres, frons with short bristles, gonostylus with 2 short spines and a much longer whiplash hair, and a tegmen that has rather strongly sclerotized shoulders. The type specimens of <i>S. familiaris</i> and <i>S. festiva</i> are in rather good condition. Both are identical to <i>Psl.</i> <i>cavatica</i> (Skuse 1888) in all details.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. Australia (New South Wales).</p>Published as part of <i>Broadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen & Mohrig, Werner, 2016, Revision of the types of male Sciaridae (Diptera) described from Australia by F. A. A. Skuse, pp. 401-450 in Zootaxa 4193 (3)</i> on pages 437-441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.3.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/167160">http://zenodo.org/record/167160</a>
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