Ectinorhynchus sp. (genus)

A Stiletto Fly at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Ectinorhynchus sp. (genus)	10 May 2021	KimPullen
Ectinorhynchus variabilis	9 Jan 2020	michaelb
Ectinorhynchus sp. (genus)	23 Oct 2019	jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:

9 Jan 2020

Identified as Ectinorhynchus variabilis on iNaturalist, a species thought to be restricted to Tasmania.

michaelb wrote:

9 Jan 2020

See ALA:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e5fea030-c3a1-4b15-919c-236800e4fc88
It has been recorded elsewhere.

jb2602 wrote:

9 Jan 2020

Ectinorhynchus (variabilis) – robust flies, dull black medial stripe on thorax surrounded by 2 broad dull silver stripes joining posteriorly; antennae hairy, as long as head, robust, first and third segments chunky cylindrical & about equal length; sub-apical seta on hind femur, banded wings, venation – open m3 (that you can’t see), male – females have orange laterally on thorax and orange abdomen usually.
Female; note dull silver back of head in lateral view
(Christine Lambkin, Qld Museum)

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