Figure 1.Collection sites. A CLL showing Robyn Mackenzie the single female specimen of Palirika mackenziei sp. n. collected hill-topping on the summit of Tompilly Hill in late December 2007 B Tompilly Hill, a jump up on Plevna Downs, in extremely arid south-western Queensland C A single male specimen of Palirika culgoafloodplainensis sp. n. was collected during a Bush Blitz survey from this Malaise trap, 7 km NNW Toulby Gate on Culgoa Floodplains National Park (NP) on the Queensland/New South Wales Border, 134 km WSW Dirranbandi D Forrest lookout on Karara Pastoral Lease 213 km ESE of Geraldton in Western Australia, where two male specimens of Larrpana bushblitz sp. n. were hand netted hill-topping by CLL in September 2009 during a Bush Blitz survey. Photographs A and B by N. Starick, QM.
Omar Ávalos-Hernández, Joel Kits, Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Uri Omar García-Vázquez, Zenón Cano-Santana
Zookeys
Figure 5.Lordotus. Lordotus diplasus, a female (CNIN 774) dorsal view b male (CNIN 861) dorsal view c Lordotus divisus, male (CNIN 777) dorsal view; Lordotus perplexus, female (CNIN 801) d dorsal view e lateral view. All scale bars: 3 mm.
While out last week on a plant survey, I couldn't help stop when I saw the beeflies. I was surprised at how many different species there were as we do not have many flowering plants around at the moment. This one caught my eye with its tiny head and stripey abdomen.