New species of subgenus Tipula (Sivatipula) from China, with redescription of T. (S.) parvauricula and a key to all known species of the Oriental Region (Diptera, Tipulidae, Tipula)

Guo-Xi Xue; Qiu-Lei Men

doi:10.3897/zookeys.563.7176

New species of subgenus Tipula (Sivatipula) from China, with redescription of T. (S.) parvauricula and a key to all known species of the Oriental Region (Diptera, Tipulidae, Tipula)

Zookeys. 2016 Feb 15:(563):33-42. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.563.7176. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Guo-Xi Xue¹, Qiu-Lei Men²

Affiliations

¹ School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, No. 5 Dongfeng Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P. R. China.
² School of Life Sciences, the Province Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity Study and Ecology Conservation in Southwest Anhui, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui 246011, P.R. China.

Abstract

Species of Tipula (Sivatipula) biprocessa sp. n. from Guangxi, China is described and illustrated as new in the subgenus Tipula (Sivatipula) Alexander, 1964. Tipula (Sivatipula) parvauricula Alexander, 1941 is redescribed and illustrated based on additional morphological characters. Semen pump of this subgenus is discussed. A key to all described species in this group is compiled.

Keywords: China; Sivatipula; Tipula; Tipulidae; crane flies; new species; semen pump.