A catalogue of the type specimens of Diptera in the Australian Museum

Abstract

List of Australian types List of Pacific Island types List of types from other regions List of damaged G.H.H. Hardy types Alphabetical list of specific, subspecific and variety names The Diptera type-collection in the Australian Museum comprises 3040 specimens representing 620 nominal species. Of the species represented 590 are Australian, 47 are from New Guinea and the Pacific Islands and seven are from other regions. According to published data, 10 type specimens representing nine species have not been located in the collection. ... The catalogue is divided into three faunal areas, viz: Australia, being mainland Australia and Tasmania only; Pacific Islands, comprising New Guinea, New Hebrides, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and New Zealand; and other regions of which only one or two species are represented...