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

Qiulei MEN, Zhongqiu SUN & Pavel STARKEVICH

en European Journal of Taxonomy 856 (170) - Pages 170-192

Published on 06 February 2023

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.


Keywords:
Tipuloidea, crane fly, hypopygium, taxonomy, Xizang
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