New crane fly species of the subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China
Four new crane fly species of the subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924, T. (V.) apteroides<b>sp. nov.</b> (Yunnan), T. (V.) bidentata<b>sp. nov.</b> (Sichuan), T. (V.) spinaventralis<b>sp. nov.</b> (Sichuan) and T. (V.) ventrobasilata<b>sp. nov.</b> (Sichuan) are described and illustrated, providing discussion on separation of the newly described species from other closely related species. The male genitalia of T. (V.) aestiva Savchenko, 1960 is illustrated and redescribed.
Authors
- Qiu-Lei Men (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-6439)
- Aidas Saldaitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-3996)
- Pavel Starkevich
- Kristina Valavičiūtė‐Pocienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-1388)
Institutions
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Anqing Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1264.139740
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University