Xylota norma sp. nov., a second hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in its genus for Tasmania and for Australia

Abstract

This work describes a new and distinctive species of hoverfly, Xylota norma sp. nov., discovered in Malaise trap samples collected from the Tarkine rainforests of northwest Tasmania during the austral summer of 2021-22. To date, the species is only known from the type series of six specimens. It is only the second species in its genus known from Australia – the other species, Xylota flavitarsis, is widespread along the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout Tasmania.