Four new species of Tipula (Sinotipula) Alexander (Diptera, Tipulidae) from China and a new replacement name in Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924

  • Qi-cheng Yang Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, College of Plant Science & Technology of Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
  • Jin-long Ren Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Safety Control of the Crop and Forest, College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Xiao-yan Liu Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, College of Plant Science & Technology of Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
  • Ding Yang Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2163
Keywords: crane flies, redescription, Sichuan, Tibet, Tipulinae

Abstract

Fourteen species of the subgenus Sinotipula (Diptera, Tipulidae) were previously known to occur in China. Here four species are described and illustrated as new to science: Tipula (Sinotipula) drolma sp. nov., T. (S.) forcipicauda sp. nov., T. (S.) heminga sp. nov. and T. (S.) longiloba sp. nov. The following three species are redescribed: T. (S.) exquisita Alexander, 1935, T. (S.) hobsoni Edwards, 1928 and T. (S.) wardi Edwards, 1928, and a key to the species of Tipula (Sinotipula) from China is presented. We also give a new replacement name for Tipula (Vestiplex) bucera Yang, Li, Pan, Liu & Yang, 2021, i.e., T. (V.) curvicornis nom. nov.

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Published
2023-07-11
How to Cite
Yang, Q.- cheng, Ren, J.- long, Liu, X.- yan, & Yang, D. (2023). Four new species of Tipula (Sinotipula) Alexander (Diptera, Tipulidae) from China and a new replacement name in Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924. European Journal of Taxonomy, 879(1), 83-115. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2163
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Vol. 879 (2023)
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Research article

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