Four new crane fly species of the subgenus Vestiplex (Diptera: Tipulidae: Tipula) from Tibet and Yunnan, China

  • Qiulei Men School of Life Sciences, Provincial Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity Study and Ecology Conservation in Southwest Anhui Province, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui 246011, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-6439
  • Zhongqiu Sun School of Life Sciences, Provincial Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity Study and Ecology Conservation in Southwest Anhui Province, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui 246011, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-6439
  • Pavel Starkevich Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-0398
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.856.2037
Keywords: Tipuloidea, crane fly, hypopygium, taxonomy, Xizang

Abstract

Four new crane fly species of the subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924, T. (V.) medialobata sp. nov. (Yunnan), T. (V.) singularis sp. nov. (Yunnan), T. (V.) cibagouensis sp. nov. (Tibet) and T. (V.) paramonovi sp. nov. (Tibet) are described and illustrated. Redescription and detailed illustrations of T. (V.) nestor Alexander, 1934 are provided with first distributional record in mainland China.

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Published
2023-02-06
How to Cite
Men, Q., Sun, Z., & Starkevich, P. (2023). Four new crane fly species of the subgenus Vestiplex (Diptera: Tipulidae: Tipula) from Tibet and Yunnan, China. European Journal of Taxonomy, 856(1), 170–192. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.856.2037
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Vol. 856 (2023)
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