Six new species of Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Tibet

Abstract

Twelve species of the subgenus Vestiplex (Diptera, Tipulidae) were previously known to occur in Tibet (= Xizang), China. Here, six species are described and illustrated as new to science: Tipula (Vestiplex) bucera sp. nov., Tipula (Vestiplex) magatama sp. nov., Tipula (Vestiplex) motuoensis sp. nov., Tipula (Vestiplex) nayogabuensis sp. nov., Tipula (Vestiplex) platyphylla sp. nov. and Tipula (Vestiplex) uncinella sp. nov. The following three species are redescribed: Tipula (Vestiplex) himalayensis Brunetti, 1911, Tipula (Vestiplex) nigroapicalis Brunetti, 1911 and Tipula (Vestiplex) zayulensis Alexander, 1963. A key to the species of Tipula (Vestiplex) from Tibet is presented.

Taxonomic Revision of Tipula (Vestiplex Bezzi) Crane Flies (Diptera, Tipulidae) in Taiwan with Descriptions of Six New Species

“…Etymology. The new species is named after Jared M. Diamond, an American geographer and biologist, best known for his popular science books such as The Third Chimpanzee (1991) andGuns, Germs, andSteel (1997).…”

“…The synonymy of T. (V.) coxitalis = T. (V.) longarmata syn. nov. is based on a comparison with an original description and illustration [46]. Tipula (V.) longarmata was described from a single male collected in Hubei, China.…”

“…The deserrata species group was proposed by Starkevich [15] with a list of species revised in Men et al [38]. Another two species have been described recently from Tibet, China [48]. Three species are recognized in Taiwan, including T. (V.) biserra, T. (V.) formosae sp.…”

“…Tipula (Vestiplex) divisotergata species group The divisotergata species group was proposed by Savchenko [10] and the range of Chinese members was revised by Starkevich et al [50]. Another two species have been described recently from Tibet, China [48,51]. The following species are recognized in Taiwan: T. (V.) nestor, T. (V.) niitakensis, T. (V.) subapterogyne, T. (V.) taiwanica sp.…”

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

“…A total of 76 species and one subspecies of Vestiplex are documented in China, which are mainly associated with the Tibetan Plateu (Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and other provinces) (Oosterbroek 2021). Among them, 20 species were described in the last six years (Men et al 2017(Men et al , 2021a(Men et al , 2021b(Men et al , 2021cStarkevich et al 2019Starkevich et al a, 2019bRen et al 2021 andYang et al 2021).…”