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Issue: Vol. 5741 No. 3: 7 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.3.7
Page range: 557-566
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 3

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

State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre; Akademijos 2; LT-08412 Vilnius; Lithuania
School of Life Sciences; Provincial Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity Study and Ecology Conservation in Southwest Anhui Province; Anqing Normal University; Anqing; Anhui 246011; P.R. China
State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre; Akademijos 2; LT-08412 Vilnius; Lithuania
Diptera distribution hypopygium new species taxonomy tipulinae

Abstract

A new crane fly species, Tipula (Vestiplex) pseudocoxitalis sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on material collected in Chongqing, China. An identification key is provided to distinguish males of the new species from other members of the T. (V.) coxitalis Alexander, 1935 species group.

 

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How to Cite

Starkevich, P., Men, Q.-L. & Podėnas, S. (2026) Tipula (Vestiplex) pseudocoxitalis sp. nov., a new crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) from southwestern China. Zootaxa, 5741 (3), 557–566. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.3.7