A revision of the New Zealand Chloropidae

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The 24 species of Chloropidae hitherto known from New Zealand and the Subantarctic islands have been revised, and 17 new species are described, including two from Chatham Island. These species are: Lasiopleura shewelliana, L. sulae; Conioscinella apterina, C. chathamensis, C. fulvithorax, C. grandis; Tricimba anglemensis, T. dugdalei, T. watti; Eutricimba kuscheli, E. alkerae; Siphunculina montana; Diplotoxa gemina, D. harrisoni, D. knighti, D. similis, and D. stepheni. The endemic New Zealand genera Apteroscinis Malloch and Apterosoma Salmon are synonymised with Tricimba Lioy and Diplotoxa Loew respectively, and CavicepsMalloch (Australia) is established as the senior synonym of Aphanotrigonum Duda (Europe). Two genera — Caviceps Malloch and Siphunculima Becker — and one Australian species, Siphunculina breviseta Malloch, are recorded as new to New Zealand. Two genera — Oscinosoma Lioy and Gaurax Loew — are deleted from the New Zealand list.

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