Tipula (Vestiplex) from Yunnan and Tibet, China: one new species and redescriptions of five known species (Diptera: Tipulidae)

Pages	341–362
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2021.020
Keywords	Diptera, Tipuloidea, Tipulidae, distribution, hypopygium, new synonym, female terminalia, taxonomy, China
Citation	MEN, Qiu-Lei, STARKEVICH, Pavel, HE, Li-Fan, SHI, Jian-Xiong, SHI, Mei-Ying, ZHANG, Zhong-Xin, HU, Jia-Hui, CHEN, An a ZHANG, Yi-Xue. Tipula (Vestiplex) from Yunnan and Tibet, China: one new species and redescriptions of five known species (Diptera: Tipulidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2021, 61(2), 341–362. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2021.020. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/61-2/tipula-vestiplex-from-yunnan-and-tibet-china-one-new-species-and-redescriptions-of-five-known-species-diptera-tipulidae

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A new crane fl y species Tipula (Vestiplex) lushuiensis Men & Starkevich, sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on materials collected in Yunnan and Tibet, China. Tipula (V.) alyxis Alexander, 1963, T. (V.) guibifi da Yang & Yang, 1992, T. (V.) himalayensis Brunetti, 1911, T. (V.) quasimarmoratipennis Brunetti, 1912 and T. (V.) reposita Walker, 1848 are redescribed and illustrated based on additional morphological characters. Tipula (V.) quasimarmoratipennis and T. (V.) reposita are listed as new records for the Chinese fauna. Male of T. (V.) quasimarmoratipennis and females of T. (V.) alyxis, T. (V.) guibifi da and T. (V.) himalayensis are illustrated for the first time.

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