Fauna of crane flies (Diptera: Limoniidae, Pediciidae, Tipulidae) in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve, Russian Far East

This study presents data on the fauna of crane flies (families Limoniidae, Pediciidae, and Tipulidae) in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve, Russian Far East, based on materials collected between 2019 and 2023. A total of 53 limoniid species from 23 genera, three pediciid species from three genera, and 53 tipulid species from eight genera were identified. Among these, 108 species were recorded in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Reserve for the first time, and 52 species recorded for the first time in the Amur River basin. A new species, Tipula (Yamatotipula) dubatolovi Devyatkov, 2024, is described. Additionally, one male and one female of a new limoniid species from the genus Hoplolabis, closely related to the North American Hoplolabis (Hoplolabis) armata (Osten Sacken, 1860), were captured. Four limoniid species — Libnotes (Libnotes) charlesyoungi Podenas, 2016; Rhipidia (Rhipidia) longa Zhang, Li and Yang, 2014; Rhipidia (Rhipidia) sejuga Zhang, Li and Yang, and Rhipidia (Rhipidia) serena Podenas, Byun and Kim, 2016 — were recorded for the first time in Russia. The island species Indotipula itoana (Alexander, 1955), previously found only in the Southern Kuril Islands (Kunashir, Iturup) and Japan (Honshu), was discovered on the mainland for the first time. Two rare species known only from the type habitat — Tipula (Savtshenkia) minuscula Savchenko, 1971 from Kamchatka, and Limnophila (Limnophila) soldatovi Alexander, 1934 from Osernaja [correctly Ozerpakh], the mouth of Amur River — were also registered. The paper also provides an annotated list of species.