Tipula (Emodotipula), Alexander, 1966

Men, Qiu-Lei, 2015, Report on crane flies of the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae: Tipulinae) from Anhui Province, China, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (2), pp. 797-810 : 808-809

Key to species of the subgenus Emodotipula

This key is compiled based on the published literature in an effort to facilitate the separation of the new species from other known species.

1 Scutum with 3 light brown areas (see ALEXANDER 1968: 358). ....................................... ............................................................................... T. (E.) hintoniana Alexander, 1968

– Scutum with less than 3 areas. ...................................................................................... 2

2 Scutum with 2 connected or separated spots................................................................. 3

– Scutum with a stripe or variegated by brown or grey in central area. .......................... 4

3 Tergite nine with sublateral bilobed projection, lateral and median lobes (see ALEXAN- DER 1966: 247, Pl. 3, Fig. 29 ). ............................... T. (E.) fabriciana Alexander, 1966

– Tergite nine not as above. ........................................................................................... 10

4 Tergite nine with hind margin produced into 2 rounded lobes, with a pair of smaller rounded lobes near them (see ALEXANDER 1970: 331, Fig. 30 ). ....................................... ....................................................................... T. (E.) goetghebuerana Alexander, 1970

– Tergite nine with hind margin not produced into 2 rounded lobes as above.................5

5 Caudal margin of tergite nine with 2 connected median finger-shaped processes (see YOUNG 2014: 236, Fig. 4B ). ........................................ T. (E.) thailandica Young, 2014

– Caudal margin of tergite nine without such process......................................................6

6 Caudal margin of tergite nine with a rounded median process (see ALEXANDER 1935b: 134, Pl. 2, Fig. 25 ). ............................................ T. (E.) multibarbata Alexander, 1935

– Caudal margin of tergite nine without such median process as above..........................7

7 Outer gonostylus rounded apically (see ALEXANDER 1936: 399, Pl. 3, Fig. 38). .............. ............................................................... T. (E.) submarmoratipennis Alexander, 1936

– Outer gonostylus acute apically. ................................................................................... 8

8 Caudal margin of tergite nine with a pair of spinous processes in middle or lateral angles. ............................................................................................................................... 9

– Caudal margin of tergite nine without such processes (see ALEXANDER 1920: 16; ALEXAN- DER 1953: Pl. 1, Fig. 8 ). ........................................ T. (E.) naviculifer Alexander, 1920

9 Sternite nine with a fleshy proximal appendage (see DUFOUR 2003: 70, Fig. 2C ). .......... .......................................................................................... T. (E.) gomina Dufour, 2003

– Sternite nine without fleshy proximal appendage (see DUFOUR 1991: 90, Fig. 7E ). ....... .................................................................................................. T. (E.) leo Dufour, 1991

10 Tergite nine with a pair of finger-shaped processes in middle. .................................. 11

– Tergite nine without such process in middle. ............................................................. 12

11 Flagellum uniformly colored. ..................................................................................... 13

– Flagellum bicolored in basal segments. ...................................................................... 15

12 .. Caudal margin of tergite nine with central area sunken, apex bilobed (see ALEXANDER 1961: 440, Pl. 3, Fig. 28 ). ....................................... T. (E.) stylostena Alexander, 1961

– Caudal margin of tergite nine not as above. ............................................................... 16

13 Abdominal tergites with median stripes (see ALEXANDER 1924: 464). ............................. ................................................................................... T. (E.) holoteles Alexander, 1924

– Abdominal tergites without median stripes. ............................................................... 14

14 Caudal margin of tergite nine with a pair of blackened cushions (see ALEXANDER 1968: 358, Pl. 2, Fig. 17 ). ........................................... T. (E.) hemmingseni Alexander, 1968

– Caudal margin of tergite nine without such cushions (see YOUNG 2014: 234, Fig. 2B ). ..................................................................................... T. (E.) lishanensis Young, 2014

15 Outer gonostylus with a lateral process (see ALEXANDER 1971: 2, Fig. 4 ). ...................... .................................................................................. T. (E.) tenuiloba Alexander, 1971

– Outer gonostylus without a lateral process (see Fig. 15 ). ................................................ ..................................................................................... T. (E.) yaoluopingensis sp. nov.

16 Tergite nine separated by a U-shaped notch in caudal margin. .................................. 17

– Tergite nine without such a U-shaped notch. .............................................................. 18

17 Scutum with dark grey spots; flagellum dark brown (see ALEXANDER 1921: 184). ......... ..................................................................................... T. (E.) shogun Alexander, 1921

– Scutum with brown spots; flagellum black (see ALEXANDER 1953: 53). .......................... .............................................................................. T. (E.) breviscapha Alexander, 1953

18 Tergite nine with a median process in caudal margin. ................................................ 19

– Tergite nine without a median process in caudal margin (see ALEXANDER 1964: 92, Pl. 3, Fig. 32 ). ................................................................ T. (E.) vaillantiana Alexander, 1964

19 Caudal margin of tergite nine with a pair of horn-shaped processes (see ALEXANDER 1935a: 540, Pl. 3, Fig. 36). ................................... T. (E.) multisetosa Alexander, 1935

– Caudal margin of tergite nine without such horn-shaped processes. .......................... 20

20 Inner gonostylus with posterior angle distinctly produced (see DUFOUR 1991: 82, Fig. 1D ); hypovalva with a pair of lateral processes (see DUFOUR 1991: 83, Fig. 2B ). .......... ...................................................................................... T. (E.) saginata Bergroth, 1891

– Inner gonostylus with posterior angle slightly produced (see DUFOUR 1991: 85, Fig. 4D ); hypovalva without lateral processes (see DUFOUR 1991: 83, Fig. 2D ). ........................... ................................................................................. T. (E.) obscuriventris Strobl, 1900

Figures

Figs 25–31. Tipula (Pterelachisus) biaciculifera Alexander, 1937: 25 – thorax, dorsal view; 26 – hypopygium, ventral view; 27 – outer gonostylus and inner gonostylus, dorsal view; 28 – outer gonostylus and inner gonostylus, lateral view; 29 – blade of sternite nine, lateral view; 30 – semen pump, lateral view; 31 – semen pump, dorsal view.

Figs 4–13. Tipula (Emodotipula) yaoluopingensis sp. nov.: 4 – thorax, dorsal view; 5 – hypopygium, dorsal view; 6 – hypopygium, lateral view; 7 – sternite eight, ventral view; 8 – outer gonostylus, ventral view; 9 – outer gonostylus, dorsal view; 10 – inner gonostylus, ventral view; 11 – aedegal guide, ventral view; 12 – semen pump, lateral view; 13 – compressor apodeme,dorsal view.Abbreviations:aed gd = aedeagal guide,AIA = anterior immovable apodeme, CA = compressor apodeme, i gonst = inner gonostylus, o gonst = outer gonostylus, PIA = posterior immovable apodeme.

Figs 1–3. Wing.1 – Tipula (Emodotipula) yaoluopingensis sp. nov.; 2 – Tipula coxitalis Alexander, 1935; 3 – Tipula (Pterelachisus) biaciculifera Alexander, 1937.

Figs 14–20. Tipula coxitalis Alexander, 1935: 14 – thorax, dorsal view; 15 – hypopygium, dorsal view; 16 – hypopygium, ventral view; 17 – hypopygium, lateral view; 18 – outer gonostylus and inner gonostylus, lateral view; 19 – semen pump, lateral view; 20 – compressor apodeme, dorsal view. Abbreviations: aed = aedeagus, aed gd = aedeagal guide, goncx = gonocoxite, goncx process = process of gonocoxite, i gonst = inner gonostylus, o gonst = outer gonostylus, S9 = sternite nine, T9 = tergite nine, T9 arm = arm of tergite nine.

Figs 32–35. Ovipositor. 32–33 – Tipula coxitalis Alexander, 1935: 32 – lateral view; 33 – dorsal view. 34–35 – T. (P.) biaciculifera Alexander, 1937: 34 – lateral view; 35 – dorsal view.