Tipula (Vestiplex) crane flies (Diptera, Tipulidae) of Korea

By

Starkevich, Pavel
Podenas, Sigitas
Podeniene, Virginija
Park, Sun-Jae
Kim, A Young

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1061

Pages

23--55

Subjects

Distribution , hypopygium , larva , new record , North Korea , ovipositor , South Korea , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1061.49999

 

Abstract

The Korean species of Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924 crane flies are taxonomically revised. Five species are recognized. Tipula (V.) coquillettiana Alexander, 1924, T. (V.) kuwayamai Alexander, 1921, T. (V.) tchukchi Alexander, 1934, and T. (V.) verecunda Alexander, 1924 are newly recorded from the Korean Peninsula, and T. (V.) serricauda Alexander, 1914 was previously recorded. The larva of T. (V.) serricauda is described and illustrated, and the larvae of the subgenus T. (Vestiplex) are divided into four groups based on spiracular lobe morphology. An identification key, redescriptions, and illustrations of Korean T. (Vestiplex) adults and grouping of known larvae are presented.