Abstract
A new Neumania species is described from Australia, i.e., N. australica n. sp. Neumania queenslandica K.O. Viets, 1977 is synonymized with N. gila K.O. Viets, 1975. Previous records of N. falcipes Koenike, 1906 from Australia should be assigned to N. gila. New records are given of the genus from all over Australia.
Highlights
The genus Neumania has a worldwide Distribution
Few studies have been conducted on the genus Neumania in Australia
Viets (1975, 1977, 1981, 1984), Cook (1986) and Smit (1992) were the only authors who reported on the occurrence of Neumania in Australia, summarized by Harvey (1998)
Summary
The genus Neumania has a worldwide Distribution. Currently, there are 12 subgenera known worldwide (Smit 2020). K.O. Viets (1975, 1977, 1981, 1984), Cook (1986) and Smit (1992) were the only authors who reported on the occurrence of Neumania in Australia, summarized by Harvey (1998). Neumania gila K.O. Viets, 1975 is compared with N. falcipes Koenike, 1906, and it is concluded that material from Australia previously assigned to the latter species, belongs to N. gila. Within Australia known from the Northern Territory and Queensland, and here reported for the first time from Western Australia.
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