Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China

A new crane fly, Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on new material collected in the Nu Jiang Valley of Yunnan Province, China. The hypopygium for the most closely related species, Tipula (Vestiplex) testata Alexander, 1935, is also illustrated. A key is provide...

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Main Authors: Pavel Starkevich, Aidas Saldaitis, Qiu-Lei Men
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34166/download/pdf/
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description A new crane fly, Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on new material collected in the Nu Jiang Valley of Yunnan Province, China. The hypopygium for the most closely related species, Tipula (Vestiplex) testata Alexander, 1935, is also illustrated. A key is provided to distinguish males of the new species from those of other species in the T. (V.) bicornigera Alexander, 1938 species group.
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spelling doaj.art-21da8c5544dc450ca2980f60004535cc2022-12-21T23:18:49ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702019-08-018699110110.3897/zookeys.869.3416634166Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, ChinaPavel Starkevich0Aidas Saldaitis1Qiu-Lei Men2Nature Research CentreNature Research CentreAnqing Normal UniversityA new crane fly, Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on new material collected in the Nu Jiang Valley of Yunnan Province, China. The hypopygium for the most closely related species, Tipula (Vestiplex) testata Alexander, 1935, is also illustrated. A key is provided to distinguish males of the new species from those of other species in the T. (V.) bicornigera Alexander, 1938 species group.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34166/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Pavel Starkevich
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Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
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title Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
title_full Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
title_fullStr Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
title_full_unstemmed Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
title_short Tipula (Vestiplex) butvilai sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Yunnan, China
title_sort tipula vestiplex butvilai sp nov a new crane fly diptera tipulidae from yunnan china
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