Hexatoma crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) of Korea [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Hexatoma Latreille, 1809 is a large genus of short-palped crane flies with a worldwide distribution. Accounting for more than 60 percent of global species, 362 extant species occur in Asia. Prior to our study, Hexatoma crane flies on the Korean Peninsula
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Tipula (Vestiplex) crane flies (Diptera, Tipulidae) of Korea [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 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.
Pavel Starkevich +4 more
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Dicranota Zetterstedt, 1838 crane flies (Diptera, Pediciidae) of Korea [PDF]
ZooKeysPediciinae crane flies belonging to the genus Dicranota Zetterstedt, 1838 of the Korean Peninsula were studied beginning in 1933, but only seven species have been recorded from North Korea so far; the genus was unknown from South Korea. Seventeen species
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Wing interference patterns are consistent and sexually dimorphic in the four families of crane flies (Diptera, Tipuloidea) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Wing interference patterns (WIP) are stable structural colors in insect wings caused by thin-film interference. This study seeks to establish WIP as a stable, sexually dimorphic, species-level character across the four families of Tipuloidea and ...
Robert T. Conrow, Jon K. Gelhaus
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New Metalimnobia crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) from China with an update of species distributions [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Two new species of the genus Metalimnobia Matsumura, 1911 from southwest China, M. (M.) bicolor sp. nov. and M. (M.) caudifusca sp. nov., are described and illustrated.
Ye Jiang, Xiao Zhang
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Three new fold-winged crane flies of the genus Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) from southern China [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Three new Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 species from southern China, P. hekouensis sp. nov., P. longa sp. nov., and P. xiaohuangshana sp. nov., are described and illustrated.
Zehui Kang +4 more
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Taxonomic Revision of Tipula (Vestiplex Bezzi) Crane Flies (Diptera, Tipulidae) in Taiwan with Descriptions of Six New Species [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The crane fly subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924 (Diptera, Tipulidae) of Taiwan is taxonomically reviewed, entailing the recognition of 18 species, with six of these species newly described, including T. (V.) diamondi sp. nov., T.
Pavel Starkevich, Chen W. Young
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The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Diversity of Crane Flies (Tipulidae) in Mountainous and Non-Mountainous Regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Surrounding Areas [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Tipulidae, one of the most diverse families of Diptera, is widely distributed in the world. The adults have weak flight ability, making it an ideal model for studying the formation of insect diversity. This study aims to explore the species diversity and
Qicheng Yang +5 more
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Two new Geranomyia Haliday (Diptera, Limoniidae) crane flies from Mount Jiulong in China, with an updated key to Chinese species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 The genus Geranomyia Haliday, 1833 is globally distributed, with 351 known species, of which 26 occur in China. Herein, an overview of the genus Geranomyia from Mount Jiulong, Zhejiang, China, is presented.
Xingyang Qian, Xiao Zhang
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Adelphomyia crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) of Korea with identification key for all Palaearctic species [PDF]
ZooKeysLimnophilinae crane flies belonging to the genus Adelphomyia Bergroth, 1891 of the Korean Peninsula were studied starting from 1937, but only one species A. macrotrichiata (Alexander, 1923) has been recorded from North Korea so far. The genus was unknown
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