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Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Ant fly at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia	21 Jun 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia	20 Jun 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia	18 Jun 2020	Roger

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4 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

18 Jun 2020

Hi Roger, I think is more likely to be Sepsidae (family) Unidentified Black scavenger fly or Ant fly

Roger wrote:

18 Jun 2020

Hi Alison, we researched Sepsidae on the CSIRO Diptera site, iNaturalist and ALA. There are only 16 species in 7 genera in Australia (see http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/biota_details.aspx?OrderID=26547&BiotaID=46374&PageID=families and ALA), and the most common one in the cooler regions of Australia is Parapalaeosepsis plebeia. There are numerous images of this species on both ALA and iNaturalist so we figure it's probably this one.

Rosie wrote:

19 Jun 2020

Thank you Roger for taking such an interest in Umbagong's species and bringing the wonders alive!
Rosemary, Umbagong Landcare Group volunteer (among a dozen others!)

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Jun 2020

On the basis of this I think some of the notifications under Sepsidae (family) Unidentified Black scavenger fly or Ant fly should be reviewed.

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