ACOSMERYX MISKINI (Murray, 1873)

Adult Acosmeryx miskini. Photo: © NHMUK

TAXONOMY

Daphnusa miskini Murray, 1873, Cistula ent. 1: 178. Type locality: [Australia,] Queensland.

Synonym. Daphnusa miskini Murray, 1873.


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Not present. Records from China (Xizang, Guangdong, Hainan) are the result of misidentifications.


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

From New Guinea to northeastern Australia.


Global distribution of Acosmeryx miskini. Map: © NHMUK.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION

Australasian.


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