Tipula (Vestiplex) hasiya sp. nov., a new crane fly species (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Nepal
V.E. Pilipenko
& P. Starkevich
Abstract. A new crane fly species from Nepal, Tipula (Vestiplex) hasiya sp. nov. (Diptera: Tipulidae), is described and illustrated. The male and female genitalia are A new crane fly species from Nepal, Tipula (Vestiplex) hasiya sp. nov. (Diptera: Tipulidae), is described and illustrated. The male and female genitalia are illustrated for the most closely related species, T. (V.) subtincta Brunetti, 1912. The female of T. (V.) subtincta is described for the first time.
Key words: hypopygium, ovipositor, taxonomy, Nematocera, Tipulinae, Vestiplex, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(2): 335–346 ▪ Published online 22 December 2020
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.335 ▪ Open full article 
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